fever daydream while the saucepan gargled steam into my apartment, your method of humidifying the dry throat of winter, i ate acetaminophen for dinner. the Christmas tree with Hanukkah ornaments on the end table like a quilt smothered in sleet. air loosens. squirrels asleep in the attic. between the dust of my stasis & the water rising to a yeast of bubble, i swore your bare leg was next to mine & the smell of summer unclogged my breath.
Beeper Peddle is a writer and healer living on the East Coast. She lives with her partner and their beloved soul puppy. Beeper writes about sorrows, lies, and deep loves. When you read her work, you will dip down into her heart and end up in all manner of body parts. Should you find yourself reflected in these words, it is merely coincidence; however, it does not surprise her you share the same heart. Find her at bethpeddle.com and @beeperpeddle on Twitter and Instagram
Liam Strong (they/them) is a queer neurodivergent straight edge punk writer who has earned their BA in writing from University of Wisconsin-Superior. They are the author of the chapbook Everyone’s Left the Hometown Show (Bottlecap Press, 2023). You can find their poetry and essays in Impossible Archetype and Emerald City, among several others. They are most likely gardening and listening to Bitter Truth somewhere in Northern Michigan.
Want more Liam? Check out their poem “several men’s failed attempts at asking me out to brunch” from Issue 21!
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