His mother laughed during labor, breathless, hair plastered to her slick forehead, and blessed his father for the cowl. He grew up in hand-me-down boots. …
Colors I’ll Paint You By by Cie Miraflor
Look at me, sweetie. With all my purple bruises kissed wildly by circumstance and time peppered across the evening palette of my skin– the grey cloud …
Wishbone by Martina Dominique Dansereau
Inspired by “Wishbone” by Richard Siken. “Wishbone” was previously published in Oddball Magazine. You are talking about your ex-boyfriend and I am telling you about …
Floating by Cassandra Peterson
I float in a blurred balance of life, Slowly falling through the dark spaces in between the light, Filling in the blanks with my own …
how to disappear by Charlotte Covey
i. basically everything fell apart and that was fine or whatever but now it’s kind of hard to breathe and it’s kind of hard to …
Happily Ever After by Sania Mushtaq
“And nobody tells you what happens after they say happily ever after,” she blurts out. “Nobody tells you what happens after endearment starts to fade …
How to Do What Feels Right, Right Now by Kate Foley
Always put on lipstick, even if you don’t leave the house. Donate your spare change to a homeless woman with a dog. Have fries with …
Growing Up (Part Three) by Keren Chelsea
dear twelve-year-old me, depression is an eating thing / it’ll turn you into somebody you don’t want to be / it is not soft or …
On Surviving by Carol Brown
Whenever I think I’ve moved on, I realize that I am the ghost haunting my own body. I keep finding his name inked, hidden in …