Elias Johnson Hucksters my dad always wanted to be his dad but he wasn’t supposed to be his dad, who rummaged through scrap piles, exposing himself to unknown toxins that would spread throughout his body killing him halfway through…
Ari Kelly Transfraction this body unrecognizable …
Kel Norman Republicans Are Obsessed With Me The smoky midwest sky falls apart mid morning. You’re trying to fill your lungs with clouds. The second time in two days you force a twenty minute drive across a foreign town to…
Glenn Falacienski why i was laughing at the presidential election And just like that, I am Gregor Samsa waking up in the body of a bug. I am fourteen again, all big eyes and spindly legs and the ability to…
E. Zimmerman LOADED i never used to keep a loaded gun next to my bed, under my nightstand. i never had a gun to begin with, until this administration. i bought the gun from my friend jim, who is a…
Renée LoBue Clock Strikes 3 The pit of stomach downwardness was a daily ritual. Sense and sense alone were all, spare the few grilled chicken wraps and smoothies. It was the one-month anniversary of silence—my doing. Not cast aside,…
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Elle Kennedy Fell scrambled eggs the morning after the election i go to work and pretend like nothing happened. i try to block out the fact that they are trying to discard trans kids, bunny ear my shoelaces, beg customers…
Christian Heigler What Did I Do To Deserve This From You? “I hate both candidates.” “The Two-Party system is broken.” “The lesser of two evils.” “It doesn’t matter anyway, it’s all rigged.” “Life begins at conception.”…
Xiomara Jean-Louis Fleeing to Omaha When antagonists overwhelm our TVs and trains, And the CVS stops stocking estrogen and SSRIs, We promised that we would flee to Omaha. Tasting the milkweed along the roads, Kissing the magnolias and lilies,…