After a Heartless Winter
By Juliana GrayIn May I tilled the garden, so swept up in the work that I churned beyond the boundaries of Grandma’s old plot into rocky soil.
All The Lies I’ve Told You So Far
By Mel GeorgeThe playground is closing now. The ball pool isn’t open. We have to hold hands in the car park.
Photo Story: Goat Yoga
By Lisa FairmanWe take revenge during goat-yoga class. A herd of ladies arrive each Saturday, and Friday night we gorge ourselves like horses before a race.
Man of Sorrows
By Kim AddonizioNot enough to get crucified. You’ve got to be covered with red spots like an anti-vaxxer’s kid’s measles. Blood everywhere.
Mysteries of Sex
By Kim AddonizioThings were going well, so I risked slipping my hand down my pants. I seemed into it, so I continued on.
My Sister’s House
By Mary GrimmI didn’t want to see the rooms half empty, each dish packed, each rug rolled up.
How My Mother Lost Her ...
By Nancy LudmererIn 1931, my mother Helen was 9. A daredevil, she challenged boys at their games, ignored their hair pulling, their scrunchy faces.
As Close As I Came
By Dina L. RellesI spent the better part of a drive trying to say what love is and still can’t.
Ain’t Gonna Stick
By Lauren KosaBy the time I met him, in my thirties, my expectations were properly tempered.
Because Some Doors Neve...
By Tommy DeanThere’s something about a baby-gate left unhinged. The way it lists to the right like a barn door left open for a pregnant stray cat.
Photo Story: Paper Moon
By Mir-Yashar SeyedbagheriAstride the swing ride, sky opens, vast, deep, lavender. I should be scared, suspended in the air. But I’m not.
Meaning Given, Meaning ...
By Santino PrinziWe walk along the wooden pathways of Red Seabeach, breathing China deep.Crimson reeds glow, waving from the wetland like something fabricated.
The Muscovy Duck
By Jeanette ToparBalanced on a half-submerged log, she grooms her fine white feathers as if they are a mink coat, as if she resides high in a penthouse apartment.
