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    The Things we Learnt about Sam after his Passing | By Megha Nayar
    • Dec 28, 2020

    The Things we Learnt about Sam after his Passing | By Megha Nayar

    That he owned a closet full of sweaters he had knit himself. That the sweaters were absolutely gorgeous. That nobody from his circle –...
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    Summer from my Bedside Window | By Katie-May Sayers
    • Dec 26, 2020

    Summer from my Bedside Window | By Katie-May Sayers

    A rare cloud comes into view. Birds swoop in and out of frame, wings cutting through a pollen-soaked breeze. I crack open the window,...
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    The Climb | By Gaia Donati
    • Dec 24, 2020

    The Climb | By Gaia Donati

    I wouldn’t put my finger there if I were you. There, that’s a better grip. I can see you are not ready to face death. La muerte,...
    162
    Not a B Student | By Paul Lewellan
    • Dec 21, 2020

    Not a B Student | By Paul Lewellan

    I skipped lunch, content with a granola bar and an open pack of chocolate covered raisins found my desk drawer. I nibbled while sipping...
    92
    Primrose in Watercolour | By Lucy Holme
    • Dec 14, 2020

    Primrose in Watercolour | By Lucy Holme

    I I don’t like the way you made me look Cruel, old, dispassionate. You drew my eyebrows wrong. My hair line-disappears (like the years)...
    136
    Vanquishing Ghosts from JavaScript Dreams | By Nikki Bausch
    • Dec 7, 2020

    Vanquishing Ghosts from JavaScript Dreams | By Nikki Bausch

    In my dreams, Are buildings stolen from ${Vienna}, Background programs running, Like museum tourGuide monologues, While rotting, claw...
    69
    A Burial Abroad | By Samuel Harden
    • Dec 5, 2020

    A Burial Abroad | By Samuel Harden

    I know where he stood, and I know where he fell. They had told me of that hell, over sullen eyes and hats clutched in awkwardly shifting...
    61
    Open Palm | By Jamie Etheridge
    • Dec 3, 2020

    Open Palm | By Jamie Etheridge

    I slapped him hard just to hear the sound All the while thinking This isn’t me My hand couldn’t shoot out Open palmed And connect with...
    78
    I Hope My Plants Aren't Dead | By Joe Ray W.
    • Nov 30, 2020

    I Hope My Plants Aren't Dead | By Joe Ray W.

    Get a house plant, that's what they said. It'll be good for you, that's what the internet said. Maybe I will, that's what I said.
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    Facebook Banner Upload | By Deryck N. Robertson
    • Nov 28, 2020

    Facebook Banner Upload | By Deryck N. Robertson

    Today I changed the cover picture On my Facebook profile Like I’ve done dozens of times Before
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    On the Anniversary of a Hanging | By Richard Henkle
    • Nov 26, 2020

    On the Anniversary of a Hanging | By Richard Henkle

    T.W. The following poem contains themes related to suicide
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    The Other Other Woman | By Shoshauna Shy
    • Nov 23, 2020

    The Other Other Woman | By Shoshauna Shy

    Steve’s leaving his wife. But not for me.
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    Louis Blake Prefers to be Called Red
    • Nov 21, 2020

    Louis Blake Prefers to be Called Red

    Louis Blake was born three months and twenty days before his biological father, Sam Coe, died in an explosion on the other side of the...
    84
    No Grapes and No Nuts | By J. Archer Avary
    • Nov 19, 2020

    No Grapes and No Nuts | By J. Archer Avary

    was it Jerry Seinfeld or some lesser observational comic who pointed out the misleading nomenclature of Grape Nuts cereal: ‘if they’re...
    105
    I Saw Rasputin | By Carl Boon
    • Nov 16, 2020

    I Saw Rasputin | By Carl Boon

    I saw Rasputin—or his shadow— near the limbs of the ash tree, our place, where the northern wall’s begun to crumble. Mama says his face...
    68
    In Lieu of Real Flowers | By Stephen Pisani
    • Nov 14, 2020

    In Lieu of Real Flowers | By Stephen Pisani

    Here are a few of the standard questions all of us MBFS (Marble Ball Flower Salespeople) get asked. Included are several examples of possibl
    73
    The Oliphanti | By Rebecca Harrison
    • Nov 12, 2020

    The Oliphanti | By Rebecca Harrison

    "Don’t feed the future," Dad laughed as he steered into the zoo car park. "Do they have food from the future here, too?" I pressed my...
    82
    Jeannie's Guide to Wonton Girls | Jenny Wong
    • Nov 9, 2020

    Jeannie's Guide to Wonton Girls | Jenny Wong

    Jenny Wong is a writer, traveler, and occasional business analyst.  She resides in the foothills of Alberta, Canada and tweets @jenwithwords
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    Issue 2 Preface
    • Nov 7, 2020

    Issue 2 Preface

    Issue Two will officially begin uploading as of the 09th of November.
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