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July 14, 2026 | Fiction

Adult Contemporary

Rob Schwartz

It was over by the apples where I noticed her. She was reaching for a Braeburn, smelling it, and when she looked to her right, I saw her face. Pretty. Pale skin and dark eyes. So familiar.

Where

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July 14, 2026 | Poetry

Two Poems

Louis Packard

hella errands before dark / hella bros still on the clock

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July 13, 2026 | Poetry

Two Poems

Lilly Merrill

Blue auras transmitted in a backroom, patched / by metal through our fingertips. The reality of my / posture in Polaroid, bloated figure at home in some / crowning, dispiriting frieze.

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July 12, 2026 | Rejected Modern Love Essay

Solana, Solana 

Allie Gahr

One day we were instructed to pair up for a meditation.  Our mats were side by side

July 10, 2026 | Poetry

Happy Birthday

Isabelle Newson

In a house, lungs are the window. Organs, vases on shelves in rooms. Visitors are light.

July 9, 2026 | Poetry

three poems from filmed media

Z.H. Gill

they’re starting to appeal to women
who had written them off as lunatics.

July 8, 2026 | Fiction

The Guy Who Was Just Like Me

Gideon Leek

That night, I spent hours scrolling reels on Instagram. I stopped to watch a monkey on skis.

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