When he became a father, the only thing that Massoud Havadesi was scared of was the opportunity […]
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James took in the dog because he could not take in his brother’s wife, or his six-month-old […]
Omega by Alex Wilson
From one edge of the bridge back to the other, we tug at the weaving mules, and […]
The Soldiers on the Bridge by Julio Martinez Mesanza, translated ...
Aunt Chris asked to be buried with a poem promising reunion. Others grow tired of waiting, take […]
Birdchest or a Hunger Grown, A Custom by Brian Francis
In the beautiful “Deus Ex Machina,” Peter Gizzi asks, “may I keep this promise?” The question — […]
Editor’s Foreword by Christopher Kondrich
Niggerlipping a cigarette was a no-no, I quickly learned when I had my first drag at 14, […]
Lessons from the Commonwealth by Scott Williamson
Let’s aim for poppy seeds that are actually red. If we […]
Hike by Laura Cesarco Eglin
To let grief ride my blood like a school bus. To say tongue but mean staircase. To […]
Shadowboxing by Ruth Madievsky
Case: The memory belonging to the human Irvin Edwards flees, wraps itself in gravity, a film of […]
The Supernova of Irvin Edwards by Elizabeth Breazeale
we are long passed the days of the switch. the detective was thankful and heartbroken about this, […]
the boy detective undergoes corporeal punishment by sam sax
he’s snapped awake and he’s drowning. the boy left behind, a vulgar warmth gathered around his sex, […]