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May 12, 2026 | Poetry

Packer Short

J Brooke

Am I too old?              Nah,

I’ve yet to wear

my trousers rolled.

But      this morning

coffee in bed,              my wife 

and I scrolling — 

 

Hers:               prison

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What Is It Like photo

May 11, 2026 | Fiction

What Is It Like

Mary Dahm

She wrapped her arm around his back in a quick half-hug that made it easy for him to tuck the envelope in her purse. She excused herself to the bathroom so she could count it.

The Pilot photo

May 10, 2026 | fucked up modern love essays

The Pilot

Emma Burger

I looked him up on Instagram. The only thing publicly linked to him was a photo of his smiling face in the cockpit of a 737, posted by the National Gay Pilots Association from 2020.

Good morning pathos photo

May 8, 2026 | Poetry

Good morning pathos

Emily May

I left Texas to have him. Not for him, but for me: so that I would survive.

May 7, 2026 | Fiction

Interview with a Gallery Owner

Dmitriy Kogan

I sat down. Cassandra ordered a glass of wine. “I hope this wasn’t sudden,” she said.

May 6, 2026 | Poetry

My Mother the Diviner

Mike McHone

i wonder how hard it is for her to 

reconcile being a Christian and a witch

 

judge and judged. how easy 

May 5, 2026 | Fiction

In Search of Groypers

Kyle Kouri

Thus commences the portion of the evening in which you retrieve the Svedka again to sober up

Recent Books

Pregaming Grief

Danielle Chelosky

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

Her Lesser Work

Elizabeth Ellen

"[Her Lesser Work] is a collection of mordant and formally inventive stories circling themes of, let’s say, desire and escape within repressive structures."

      -Walker Caplan, Literary Hub