Frozen Baby Story
Kali Rubaii
Listen to the audio version of this essay here The most horrible thing that ever happened to me was the moment I tripped while walking down a frozen sidewalk [...]
Frozen Baby Story
We Are Not Okay
Aimee Meredith Cox
“Are you okay?” It was an ominous way to wake up: a ping from a text 15 minutes before my morning alarm buzzed. The message was from a friend who [...]
Dentist in Dallas: Pandemic Affect in the American Empire
Nomi Stone
I fear the room’s shared air; outside, Dallas heat is liquefying. Next door is the neon awning of the popsicle store: tinny music, electric strawberry and bubblegum pops, and across [...]
Boxes
Alison Cool
Box 1 Give a present, write a poem. Now it is Christmas again And now it is Christmas again And Christmas lasts until Easter! 1 Merry Christmas, everyone. Make me laugh, [...]
Europe’s Shield
Penelope Papailias
Listen to the audio version of this essay here JPEG Image. Created Monday, 9 March 2020 at 12:17. Add tags… We lean forward for the habitual double kiss, [...]
Documentary Hinterlands
Catherine Trundle
“Watch out for the tea!” I am grabbing mugs as James fans documents across his kitchen table. But the papers are already watermarked by beverage stains, their corners dog-eared and [...]
Retrieve
Ashanté Reese
Listen to the audio version of this essay here Box 1988/065: Joint Committee to Visit the State Penitentiary. 20th Legislature, 1887: I learned this about Huntsville (Wynne) Prison Farm: “[this farm] [...]
Even My Name Has Fizzled Out
Huatse Gyal
Listen to the audio version of this essay here Nowadays, few people call us by our names. Most simply call us “shit collectors.” I came to the county seat [...]
Karma and Air Conditioning
Carole McGranahan
Listen to the audio version of this essay here Dried cheese is not a food one eats quickly. You suck on it, move it around in your mouth, chew it, [...]
Place at a Distance
Jessica R. Cattelino
Listen to the audio version of this essay here I should have been in South Florida, serving as a judge for the Miss Seminole Princess Pageant. Instead, I proposed Zoom [...]
