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Poetry: In Retrospect by Allie Parker

As if to preserve some beauty between us we play jazz on your car radio, We ride along, side by side, our eyes on the unraveling road, we...

Short Story: Black Lies by Logan Rose

I had been hoping for this moment for months, and I’ll admit it, even for years. I know that makes me look pathetic. It stopped being...

Poetry: The Violent Positivity Complex by Flannery Maney

Hit the pavement and the ground running— Shoot the shit and for you, we’re gunning. Go hard or go home, break the ice, press your luck,...

Short Story: Words for Todd by Connor Fitzgerald

Mr. Handover came to my shop Tuesday afternoon and said, "I need you to talk to Todd. He's gonna do it tomorrow, and I want you to be...

Bread: A Love Story by Noah Suarez-Sikes

I made brioche once. I mean, actually, I made brioche twice. But that’s not really the point of this story. I just want you to know that...

Poetry: You Can't Save Me by Amy Suto

Poetry: COLD BANANAS By Maddie Silva

Cold bananas on raisin bran Ketchup on steak Long swims in the pool Staying up late Grandma’s canopy bed The smell of warm leather A cat...

The Underground World of Immersive Theater and Attending Reunions That Aren't Mine

“BEVIN! I haven’t seen you since high school. How are the kids?” an impeccably well-dressed man next to the punch bowl says to me, a...

How Queen of the South Actress Idalia Valles Helped Me Overcome My Fear of Heights

When I asked Idalia to go bouldering with me for this article, I didn’t mention my crippling fear of heights and how I had never...

poetry: FUN FACT by Bree Wernicke

Lurking right on my ass in the right turn lane and h o n k i n g when we don’t even have a light will only make me wait l o n g e r to...

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