VOLUME IV
Inlet at Kabutojima
Fog in Dingle, Emily Mui From the river something is stirring in a Pacific ultrablue, an edgeless ripple or a water bomb where the sea sinks into violet. The rower bends over his…
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VOLUME IVThe Creature of Caido Bay
Livelihood, Liza Ashley It began somewhere along the creek, where the bunch of us were playing around, each of us 13 or 14 years old, far too old to be…
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VOLUME IVSwimming Lessons
Ocean, Miyuki Blois I remember the pool where I first learned to swim. Blue as the dark and wider than dream. I do not know if they threw me in.…
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VOLUME IVBlue Glass
Floral Bones, Raegan Jaeger [Trigger Warning: Depictions of abuse] Yesterday your mother mailed you nine of your baby teeth wrapped in plastic, no return address. I named you. Not your father. She kept one…
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VOLUME IVRed Rock Township, c. 1850
War is Over, Ernest Volynec Before she was drowned in forty feet of silt and squalid water Red Rock was a post for river rats meandered up the muddy Des…
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VOLUME IVTo the Lesser Knot
A Better World is Possible, Ernest Volynec For months, she wrote only of estuaries, which is how I knew she was leaving. It was February when she began packing— sweaters, her…
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VOLUME IVThings You Shouldn’t Say
Rome is the City of Echoes, Gabe Montesanti I hate my sister’s laugh. Laugh isn’t really even the right word for it, not really. I guess you could…
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VOLUME IVSynesthesia and You
Synchronized Formation, Deirdre Murphy I hang from the last brick of August, and cold is tolling. I don’t hear you, but I remember your summer breath, and you still feel…
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VOLUME IVDinner at the Qureshis
Fruit Basket Part II, Jordan Sommer Last week, when Deb asked me to go to dinner with the Qureshis—the Qureshis are students at the University where Deb teaches—when Deb…
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VOLUME IVStill Life with a Jar of Honey, Left Open on the Kitchen Table
Tiny Bust, Jordan Sommer last night the clock struck three, a lonely bird chirped, and I walked into the kitchen on padded feet. slid onto the floor with the…
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VOLUME IVThere Are No Bells Here
Captive, Cynthia Lee I almost have the delusion you are with me, crossing tuba soaked streets that leak gator juice into my boots. We pass by lobsters on leashes…
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VOLUME IVChicken Marsala with Hawaiian Black Lava Sea Salt Roasted Potatoes
Tortilla Lady, Tamara Dobry Preview: This recipe will taste interesting. Woodsy and starchy and so heavy it will make you feel bloated. More notably, its title will impress your guests. Difficulty: Was…
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VOLUME IVWhere I Live Now
Lost Time, Erin Lee coffeecup piss snow Destination Park Street the flashing Tedeschi’s sign two corners wide neon sidewalk puddles that are here until fucking April, at the earliest…
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VOLUME IVAnnunciation
I’m Tired of Talking About Myself, Jennifer Hart [Trigger Warning: Mentions of child death and abortion] A week after my mother’s funeral, I decided to stay in Wyoming. It seemed…
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VOLUME IVOwed to the State
Untitled, Shiya Wu O Memorandum, thou anonymous gift, Thy narrow saffron figure reflects into glass, Camouflaged in radiant, fiery tones, as Apollo’s chariot hurtles toward its terminus;…
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VOLUME IVThe Smut Spectrum
Untitled #2, Karl Rivera Aiden’s porn addiction began, unsurprisingly, with porn. For the first 15 years of his life—or really just the past three, in this context—he’d had to…
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VOLUME IVOso Mudslide
Small House Near Somewhere, Emily Hill Is this what the world looks like to you after half a bottle, Ed? Mountains raging down like drunken fathers? You’re…
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VOLUME IVGirls With Teeth
Persephone, Ester Tang Trigger Warning: Depictions of a sexual nature, underage substance use, and animal death] Mom gave me a lift to Thalia’s house, because she needed the car for…
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