prose
I See Your True Colors | fiction by Esther Lee Deitch
“There wasn’t enough liquor or noise in the world to get the Ice King out of my head.”
The Girl Scouts Go To Vegas | creative nonfiction by Heather Bartos
“When your primary care physician, who is really a nurse, shows you your weight growth curve, and it appears to be a near-vertical line, you can do several things.”
This Is How You Haunt Me | creative nonfiction by K. Degala-Paraíso
“Grow your hair back with the tide.”
Pockets Holdin’ Hope: 30th Birthday Reflection | creative nonfiction by Lester Batiste
“The last 310 days have sucked.”
how to get over your straight best friend | creative nonfiction by n.l. rivera
“She’s wearing cat ears and short shorts, with rainbow socks going up to her thighs.”
poetry
The Science of Parting & Chemistry Lesson | poetry by Andrew Analore
“love / is the essential element.”
From the Film “The Red Shoes” & Reconstructing Sleep & The House Sleeps | poetry by Mark Fleckenstein
“light / as a drinking glass anticipating water”
My Boyfriend and Jesus | poetry by Samuel Boudreau
“but my boyfriend / doesn’t pray to God.”
a letter to my future daughter | poetry by Victoria Rego
“my daughter look at me I must become : something new and old”
visual art
Visual art programming will return for issue 10 in January 2022. Get connected and stay tuned for submission information–we can’t wait to see yours!
Art for the banners in this issue comes from Whitney Weisenberg, Angie Kang, and Christie Page.
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