Hurricane Penelope by Timothy Boudreau
“It’s not coming anywhere near us; we’re too far north,” Penelope’s kids call to tell her. But driving through rain and wind, wine still...
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Road to Hana by Annie Marhefka
In a rented Jeep Wrangler, they drove Hawaii Highway 360, their matching herringbone suitcases in the back, wedding gifts that had seen a...
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In the Blink of an Eye by Tom Finnegan
I learn fraught as fear and ought, like there’s something I ought to do, but it makes me afraid. I blink-around the gaze board and...
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Second Cousins by Ben Kline
I watched two drown in their preacher’s grip. Have you ever heard someone gasp back to life? Like gargling a scream. But Jesus crushed...
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In One Universe by K.D. Harryman
Your mother is still alive, leaving red lipstick on cloth napkins and collar points. Your sister hasn't stolen a thing. Your father picks...
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Bringing up the Nets by K.D. Harryman
Send your divers down to the green cold of childhood with their flippers and air tanks. Say Dredge it! and wait— What do nets hold? What...
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Glossary by K.D. Harryman
Clear, To: To remove kinks and snarls from a rope. Clue: A Thread which, if followed, leads to the solution of a problem. Give, To: To...
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Pastoral by Roberta Beary
The boy carries his corgi down the stoop of our shared brownstone. His thick arms and delicate fingers were made for tasks like these. He...
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Subterranean by Dana Cann
First it was Henry Stringfellow breaking and entering the Odoms’ basement. When Cheryl Odom returned home from her job at a medical...
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Daddy Asks if You Want a Pink or Red Swiss Army Knife by Brianna Corley
In the South babies go googoo gaga switch blade knife. Here, where most advert their eyes from the dying people twisting upwards to sing...
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Peach Pie by Emily Ross
Louise dumped peaches into a bowl, added brown sugar, and rolled the dough into a ragged circle, all from memory. She remembered this...
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The Water, The Drought by Monica Fuglei
Monica Fuglei currently teaches in the Department of Composition, Creative Writing and Journalism at Arapahoe Community College in...
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You Are a Spider by T.C. Kemper
You are a spider, and you are beautiful. You were born to be admired. Your legs are long and lean, like the thin branches waving breezily...
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The First Step by Natalie Schriefer
From a snowbank I watched the squirrel run. It was dusk, the worst of the snow finally over, and the squirrel bounded across the path,...
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Selfie Becoming a Sea Turtle by Edie Meade
Edie Meade is a writer and artist in Huntington, West Virginia. Recent work can be found in (mac)ro(mic), Atlas & Alice, The Normal...
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07:15 Fast Local by Hema Nataraju
At this time, the middle-aged commuter should be on the 07:15 fast local train. Instead, he’s lying face down on the road outside the...
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Soundtracking by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is a writer and visual artist. He is the author of two poetry collections: Ubasute, which won the 2020 Slapering Hol...
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Trestle / Trespass by Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Saunders is the author of Self-Portrait with Housewife (Tebot Bach, 2019) and a Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Orison Anthology...
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Behind Plate Glass by Annette Sisson
Annette Sisson lives and teaches in Nashville, TN. Her poems can be found in Valparaiso Poetry Review, Birmingham Poetry Review, Rust and...
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Karmic by Matthew Burnside
Matthew Burnside is the author of Wiki of Infinite Sorrows and Postludes (both from KERNPUNKT) as well as forthcoming collections...
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