Showing results for August, 2020
August 9, 2020 | fucked up modern love essays
the last time you wear a
L Scully
There’s a picture of you at queer prom, in the photo booth, faces alight with total bliss.
August 8, 2020 | My First...
Detailing
Alina Stefanescu
I removed an aluminum tab from my son's mouth and told my friend her eyebrows looked good. Her heart seemed full.
August 7, 2020 | Fiction
Fox Lake: A Photo Album
Lyndsie Manusos
Dad used to take pictures of us sleeping in the old Fox Lake house. Don’t call me crazy–I know you remember it, too. I can’t find proof, though.
August 6, 2020 | Nonfiction
Domesticated
Shannon St. Hilaire
The cops said this was legal if the cat was on his property.
August 5, 2020 | Fiction
Boris Yeltsin Roots through Your Pantry
Nora E. Derrington
One evening you come home to discover Boris Yeltsin standing in your kitchen.
August 5, 2020 | Poetry
I'm Going to Butcher This
Farah Ghafoor
a man stands on stage his cue cards flashing...
August 4, 2020 | Jukebox Happy Hour
John Prine: A Tribute
Micah Ling
But John Prine was bigger than memory. John was never tainted.
August 3, 2020 | Nonfiction
When I Say I Understand Why Gilbert Grape Burned His House Down
Stephanie C. Trott
I knew making him leave would be like pulling a turtle from its shell; we grew up thinking they were two different things, when really they were one.
August 3, 2020 | Fiction
Pacific Theater
Brett Stuckel
Twelve hours later, I surrendered to sleep at a rest stop.
August 2, 2020 | fucked up modern love essays
What Haunts Me
Molly Magid
The text said: Hey! I think I just saw you cross the street (I’m in the red Prius). How are you?
August 1, 2020 | Nonfiction
American Lake: The Answers
Dave Housley
Did your grandmother live not on a lake, but near?
No but my Grandfather lived in Long Island, near the bay. My grandmother lived in Wisconsin. She was far away. She was the good one.
