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July 4, 2026 | Fiction

Independence Day

Jon Doughboy

A ground spinner in the shape of Saturn which promises its rings are sexier than all the emperor’s concubines combined, than all of your wishes fulfilled. Poppers and fountains. I think my boss’s daughter groomed me. Rich kid calling in the help to get on his knees and pleasure his betters.

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July 3, 2026 | Nonfiction

FOUR DROPS UNDER THE TONGUE

Emma Burger

I didn’t want anyone else’s cynicism rubbing off on me and diminishing the essences’ effects. I knew, I had to believe.

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July 3, 2026 | Fiction

The Hunter

D.R. Garrett 

I asked him to bring me some nachos from the mini mart he worked at. We had rebound sex on my futon.

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July 2, 2026 | Fiction

Stuck

Patrick Trotti

The night of the party got off to a bad start when Shawna forgot she already took her anxiety meds and popped a second pill to calm down.

July 1, 2026 | Nonfiction

The Day I Thought I Might Have A Drinking Problem

Katie Haley

Some spit clogged in my hair and snot dripped down to my mouth.

June 30, 2026 | Book Review

Tedium is a Place: A Review of Makshya Tolbert’s ‘Shade is a place’

Hugh Blanton

Sadness pervades. That's of course nothing unusual, sadness and poetry are bosom buddies.

June 29, 2026 | Fiction

Party in the Hills

Kobi Ansong

A giant home, all cubes, angles, and no soul. Whose party? Whose house? There was a man who resembled Jesus on cocaine floating around in a scarlet bathrobe. His name was Maximus and he said he does IP acquisitions. Why’s everything in this town so damn vague?

Recent Books

Pregaming Grief

Danielle Chelosky

Love is like a museum. You have to look around, experience things, and then leave.

Exit, Carefully

Elizabeth Ellen

"I loved reading Exit, Carefully. It’s unusual, and in my opinion exciting, to publish a play without previously receiving a major production."

                      -Walker Caplan, Lithub