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Gizzard

By Kristen Skovsgard

My uncle showed me a casting from one of his hawks. I asked if it was the same as a…

Pulse

By Bruce Scandling

We walk cautiously along the trail in leaden morning light, here for the spawning salmon and for a change. That’s…

Sugar Highs & Lows

By Rachana Pathak

The teenagers on the subway were giddy as they downed their Starbursts, shrieking and giggling, trading yellows, reds, and oranges.…

Heartbeat

By Jisun Park

I trace a line from the top of her forehead to the tip of her nose, a peachy pink so…

The Touch Forecast

By Claudia Monpere

Your best friend, Meg, is scared for you. She wants to accompany you to the lake, but you need to…

The Uranium Bird

By Dennis Michael

The uranium bird has been picking seeds from my lawn. It’s easy to tell where it’s been; it leaves behind…

The Hunt

By Kristin Jensen

We were in search of eggs. White ones like the moon, and some as big as newborn puppies in the…

White Trash

By Emily Hampson

Your perfume suffuses the hall, assaulting me before you do. Jo Malone Waterlily. You only wear it at night, a…

Reel

By Diane Glancy

A dream is a film happening while you watch. A boy running with a flowered pillowcase flying from his hand…

Snow

By Mary Elizabeth Dubois

Still, nobody knows if it’s better to write about snow on a country road from an apartment in the middle…

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