Hired Help by Sarah Evans
Arriving home, long office hours stretched out behind him, Akio sees light in the window of his flat and something clutches at his heart. Dread or excitement, it is hard … Continue Reading Hired Help by Sarah Evans
Flavour by DS Maolalai
DS Maolalai recently returned to Ireland after four years away, now spending his days working maintenance dispatch for a bank and his nights looking out the window and wishing he had … Continue Reading Flavour by DS Maolalai
Blue Dress by Linda Ferguson
Linda Ferguson’s writing has been published in many journals. She’s won awards for her poetry as well as an award for lyrical nonfiction from Perceptions Magazine of the Arts. Her absurdist … Continue Reading Blue Dress by Linda Ferguson
Grandmother, Inside the Wolf by Shanan Ballam
Shanan Ballam is a Senior Lecturer at Utah State University where she teaches creative writing and composition and was named the Lecturer of the Year for the College of Humanities … Continue Reading Grandmother, Inside the Wolf by Shanan Ballam
The Mother by Kathy Renee Jeffords
Underneath the sheets, my foot finds Dean’s. I press my little toe against his. “You okay?” he asks. “I’m worried about Finn.” He slips his arm around my waist. “The … Continue Reading The Mother by Kathy Renee Jeffords
Communion by Carlene M. Gadapee
Carlene Gadapee’s many poem drafts lay dormant for years as she figured out what she wanted to be when she grew up; finally, they have been kicked out of the … Continue Reading Communion by Carlene M. Gadapee
Replacing Core Memory by Ken Poyner
Ken’s collections of short fiction – “Constant Animals” and “Avenging Cartography” – and his latest collections of poetry – “Victims of a Failed Civics” and “The Book of Robot” – … Continue Reading Replacing Core Memory by Ken Poyner
Borders by Carol Barrett
Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both clinical psychology and creative writing. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University, and teaches in the Creativity Studies program … Continue Reading Borders by Carol Barrett
Thrown Down and Banished to the Basement by Alice Morris
I am five-years-old, and my favorite escape plan starts with Mom asking us kids if we want to run away with her. We all say– Yes! She says, especially with … Continue Reading Thrown Down and Banished to the Basement by Alice Morris
Upstate by Susan Bucci Mockler
Susan Bucci Mockler’s work has appeared in or is forthcoming from the Crab Orchard Review, Poet Lore, The Northern Virginia Review, The Delmarva Review, The Beltway Poetry Quarterly, The Cortland … Continue Reading Upstate by Susan Bucci Mockler
Starving Night by Oliver Loch
Oliver Loch is a twenty-one-year-old writer, currently working on a BA Honours degree in Creative Writing. Originally from Cardiff in Wales, he moved away from home to Cheltenham in England … Continue Reading Starving Night by Oliver Loch
The Professor’s Hum by Chris Shorne
Chris Shorne holds an MFA from Antioch University, Los Angeles. You can read Chris’s work about being an international human rights accompanier in Guatemala at Utne Reader, about faith and … Continue Reading The Professor’s Hum by Chris Shorne
Pendleton on the Rise by Joe Baumann
Pendleton and I were scooping peanut butter straight from the jar onto our fingers when the earthquake hit. Our mouths were full and sticky, so our shocked yelps came out … Continue Reading Pendleton on the Rise by Joe Baumann
Gift of the Magi by Nick Hilbourn
Nick Hilbourn lives in southeastern Pennsylvania, has a passing resemblance to Owen Wilson and writing viewable at A Minor, Defenestration and Apeiron Review among others. He is a contributing writer for … Continue Reading Gift of the Magi by Nick Hilbourn
Mission San Francisco Solano by Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Iris Jamahl Dunkle was the 2017-2018 Poet Laureate of Sonoma County, CA. Interrupted Geographies, published by Trio House Press, is her third collection of poetry. It was featured as the … Continue Reading Mission San Francisco Solano by Iris Jamahl Dunkle
Reflection by Joseph Mills
A faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Joseph Mills has published six collections of poetry with Press 53, most recently Exit, pursued by a … Continue Reading Reflection by Joseph Mills
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