VOLUME IV
In Fall, In Winter
Popcorn, Karlen Lambert [Trigger Warning: Depictions of mental illness and gore, brief racist language] 2 At least twice a week I drive either to, or from Red Wing, Minnesota, from …
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VOLUME IVThe Aesthetics of Uncertainty
Into the Ether, Nicky Meaux In the 1940s and 1950s, the splatters and color fields of Abstract Expressionism became the predominant American art form. Regarding the movement,…
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VOLUME IVLeaving Home
Collection, Mary Hitchings I can’t breathe– like paper cuts behind my eyelids I cough up banana peels every time I kill a spider. I miss laughing and the jingle…
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VOLUME IVNesting Instinct
Kelpa, Justine Stewart [Trigger warning: graphic body horror] They made their nest in the nook of her neck. It was a Tuesday, if she remembers correctly, when she first noticed…
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VOLUME IVAutumn Passover
Impact, Heather Thornton Autumn shuns Niagara Falls; it always has. The cold water has always been cold, The bare trees have always seemed bare, The ground is…
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VOLUME IVEvery Star in the Sky
Dreamscape II, Meagan Dwyer [Trigger Warning: brief mentions of abortion, depictions of child abuse, eating disorders, graphic medical depictions, brief ableist language] “If you could have any superpower, what would…
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VOLUME IVRobbery Unnoticed
Look Up, Brandon Mark [Trigger Warning: brief mentions of drug use] Kid He tripped. His name was Jason and he tripped over his shoes that were too big. His brother…
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VOLUME IVThe Delicate Root
The Depression, Ann Mangano In the kitchen, Manprit chopped a yellow onion into long, thin strands. She pushed the pile off the cutting board and into a bowl with…
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VOLUME IVThe Noon of Thought
Still Air, Shareefah Pereira It was almost 2:00 a.m., the latest I’d stayed up in years, when I pinched the bridge of my nose and pushed the heels…
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VOLUME IVUnpalatable
Interlocked, Roma Rarikh Vivienne warns that the red is too dry. You cannot stomach this, she says. He says, that’s a risk I’ll take. The restaurant is small,…
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VOLUME IV
Texas Spiral
Popcorn, Karlen Lambert I (White Sands) I remember the motorcycle gang At White Sands— They pawed the dust Searching for something they couldn’t yet speak of In…
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VOLUME IVSecret Meeting Notes
Golgi, Soren Carlson-Donohue [Trigger Warning: depictions of violence and gore] Trout 1 About 1,300 Words Copyright 2014 James A. Trout. 5800 West Friendly Ave. Greensboro NC, 27410 [email protected] Secret Meeting…
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VOLUME IVAt the Gas Station With My Mother
Chalkboard, Brendan Hunt [Trigger Warning: brief depictions of animal abuse] I am sitting outside of my middle school, clutching my phone in my hand. I am feverish. I clutch my chest…
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VOLUME IVHurricane Katrina Had Left the Door Open for the Boys
Wave, Selena Kim 1 He fed us silver in the attic again. All afternoon our blonde stomachs dreamt of rain. Grandpa said we’d left the door open.…
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