W.F. Lantry spent many years walking the deserts and climbing the mountains of Southern California. Now he spends time roaming the Eastern Forests from Maryland to Vermont and practicing woodworking … Continue Reading Chincoteague by W.F. Lantry
If you’ve read Regal Comic Books, you know the pose. Hands pressed together, thumbs crossed, held just below the nose. With my left foot forward, right pointed out, my small … Continue Reading I am Promilla by T.L. Sherwood
Don’t eat that donut. If you touch that last donut, I swear to God I’ll throw this coffee in your face. Meg’s cup was little more than room temperature, but … Continue Reading Sizzle by Shannon Connor Winward
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Addy Rose was born and raised in Arizona. Yes, it is hot there. She is graduating with her BFA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College this May. She … Continue Reading Lion Lullaby by Addy Rose
Susi J Smith has the unique ability to resemble a curious giraffe in photos. It’s all in the neck (and not by choice!). Not many pictures of this phenomenon exist … Continue Reading Murder in the Ball Pit by Susi J. Smith
Noel Sloboda has never seen a ghost—but he has had one sit on him. He is the author of the poetry collections *Shell Games* (2008) and *Our Rarer Monsters* (2013) … Continue Reading Ghost Factory by Noel Sloboda
Poppa snaps off a wheat stalk, brittle and broken. He digs the toe of his boot through the octagon clumps of topsoil looking for life below the surface, a shred … Continue Reading If it Rains by Angela L. Lindseth
It was the summer of Luke and Laura. I was thirteen, my brother, Carlos, eight, and we watched their soap-opera exploits daily. I can’t say why we were so … Continue Reading Pennies by Caridad Moro-Gronlier
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