A. N. DeJesús
Justin Lacour
After I dropped her off, I lit a cigarette and blasted shit that could most generously be described as coffeehouse punk on my way out of the suburbs. I love people, but I’m also a little relieved when they go.
FRANCESCA BELL
PREFERRED PRONOUNS: WE/US/OURS In the name of accuracy and inclusion In the name of full disclosure That we may say we love us and also that we hate us...
Kelly Grace Thomas
Every fart, / burp and feces, the body’s / speech. What a triumph / to royal your own musk.
Douglas Piccinnini
I haven’t been writing really but I’ve been / thinking about the words, “Palm Rose.”
Michael Collier
If they would stay just where they are all morning, / they’d be the monument to the history they’re looking for.
Jeff Friedman
“You will crush our enemies or I will crush you,” the voice commanded. “These are my neighbors,” I said. “I don’t get along with most of them, but I wouldn’t want to crush them.” “It’s them or you,” the voice said.
Brooke Schifano
Little Shorts, sharpen your keys and clutch them like knives. // When you’ve got nothing else, go for the eyes.