after Langston Kerman & then my sister unbelieved the bullies & turned the lights on, alone with her husband & threw away the …
The Questions I’ve Learned to Ask by Clair Dunlap
Who did you last hold hands with in bed and do memories of her still slow you into sleep. when you construct a salad do …
Day 172 2014
BED IN SUMMER In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go …
Ten Dollars by Clair Dunlap
for Dewey Dell my mama is a fish is a cycle is river to ocean to river to rebirth she taught me: be a …
He Had Told Me He Loved Me by Briana Harley
He had told me he loved me, and I couldn’t believe him, though I knew he believed himself. He asked me why I couldn’t believe …
It’s Your Day, Dad
This is a shout out to all the dads out there who are doing their dad thing day in and day out. In honor of …
The Woman I Long to Be by Shelby Padgett
She looks at herself, Pleased. She finds more good Than Faults. . She is Strong, Dignified. She can Laugh at the days to come. . …
Lolita Addresses Her Author by Clementine von Radics
Maybe you wanted to make a monster. The story of a man destroyed by his own desires, a snake swallowing a mouse whole. Maybe you …
Lost by Nic Alea
The fields were golden, no actually golden, gold bars melted to form one sprawling field and Arthur Russell pushed mounds of clay into bales of …