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Salve

By Alexandra Matthews

Bette was stirring her coffee when she saw the postcard, tucked between a large print arthritis monthly and debt consolidation…

Ants

By Kara Vernor

Maggie has clouds for eyes. Also, she barely talks. Other kids have asked her how those clouds got stuck there,…

Cosmic Micros 2020

By Neil Clark

Legacy My ancestors were star smugglers. Becoming a mule was their only way out of the darkness. They would hide…

CHRISTENINGS

By Sutton Strother

Bed A gift from Kayla’s father, who put her head through a wall when she said David Bowie was holier…

In Which I Learn Something from Something, At Last

By Nuala O'Connor

I was the one who took the photograph of the princess with her toes in the mouth of a man…

Moon Pillow

By Jennifer Wortman

After three days, my husband comes home with the moon pillow, still in its plastic. I don’t know how he…

Operating Instructions for Your Broken Heart

By Kendra Fortmeyer

These are the things you may not do: You may not hide in or under your bed without speaking for…

Swan Songs are Just Human Songs with Feathers

By Jennifer Fliss

It was the off-season and we were left to the rain that mourned the tourists. Paddleboats masquerading as swans. Swans…

Quarantine Reading with Chelsea Stickle

By Chelsea Stickle

There are collections that are so good that instead of ripping open the packaging they come in and reading until…

Love Street Blues

By Meg Pokrass

I wanted to live on Love Street when I grew up. To steal paperbacks about salvation sex and hide them…

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