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poetry

table of contents “root canal” by Hannah Hoover “accident” by Hannah Hoover “Nana and Haha’s” by Julia Robertson “Splitting open” by Allegra Solomon “creatures of night” by Natalie Dupre “Truman” by Maddy McFadden root canal Hannah Hoover pushing my thumb against the flesh of an overripe heirloom tomato, i forget tomorrow and everything else. untilContinue reading “poetry”

nonfiction

table of contents “Coming to Terms” by Anonymous “The Things I Wished My Mom Remembered” by Kate Nichols “Love is Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Alyx Scherich Coming to Terms Anonymous CW: Eating Disorders A Standoff in the Kitchen My mother on one side of the counter, me on the other. A plain Eggo waffle andContinue reading “nonfiction”

fiction

table of contents “A Murder of Crows” by Allegra Solomon “Slate” by Ben Ervin “Micky’s Happy Fits of Rage” by Noah McGeorge “Second Chance” by Alexander Petras “Escape” by Peter Russ A Murder of Crows Allegra Solomon “Where’s Mom and Dad?” Emile leaned in the passenger window, dark stubble catching snowflakes. The sound of theContinue reading “fiction”

poetry

Table of Contents “Miasma” by Hayley Hammerstrom “we were out of time” by Connor Beeman “A Bad Night” by Riley Hensley “Suburbia Noir” by Hayley Hammerstrom “The Palo Verde and Her Vending Machine” by Emma Keefer Miasma Hayley Hammerstrom Sweet, sleeping fleshall yellowy satin,jaundiced and meekin the flush of mock suns, whichstud the billowing, electricContinue reading “poetry”

nonfiction

Table of Contents “The Least Contaminated Moments from 2011-2016” by Riley Hensley “Hot Potato Birthday Cake” by Noah McGeorge “Clean Kill” by Aaron Brant The Least Contaminated Moments from 2011-2016 Riley Hensley I. The Alaskan waters swallowed my violating experience as a teenage boy on a boat for the first time. As I stood onContinue reading “nonfiction”

fiction

Table of Contents “The Diner” by Gina Gidaro “Everyone Here But Me” by Gryphon Beyerle “The Congressman’s Appointment” by Katilin Gossett “Poor in Indiana” by Marissa Artrip “Pharos” by Olivia Sturtvant The Diner Gina Gidaro Between the rain and the dark, I almost miss the silver diner. It looks abandoned, deserted, except for the flickeringContinue reading “fiction”