The universe’s first man Shields his eyes from the aftermath of His eldest son’s darkest hour. Behind the back of … More
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Loon | Alexandra Berryman
One tone, high and silverglides to desperate heavensand wanes into the black, black lake The loon tells his secretslike you … More
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge | Lorenzo Norbis
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge to neon haze Manhattan 1960’s Dylanesque dreams, with messiah headed songwritersdrunk on free verse and G … More
Keeping the Ghosts | Haley Newland
The promises are the ghosts lingering long after everything is dead and gone. Dressed like dolls with broken shoes adorning … More
The Beechwood Forest’s 43rd Magically-Enhanced Cooking Competition | Charlotte Parent
Maeve stood behind her assigned counter on the studio stage of the Beechwood Forest’s Forty-Third Magically-Enhanced Cooking Competition, a closed … More
Bury the Ghost | Bianca Done
She tells herself it’s a rain shower. Fingers sinking into the mud, she crawls forward—it’s under her nails, it’s under … More
St. John the Baptist: | Lorenzo Norbis
I Mahler whispers to me through symphonies, Telling me to seek deeper into her static gaze– Through telephone Through droning … More
We’ll Be Going Soon | Alexandra Berryman
We’ll be going soon, so take care to find your coat on the rack and lose the silver tray you … More
Michael | Alexander Voorhees
We recently reviewed submissions for our winter 2023 journal — there were far too many stellar submissions and wanted to … More
Peace | Haley Newland
there was peace when we sat overlooking the sunrise magnificent hues spread across the sky from yellow to orange to … More