Archive
2019 Issue
Poetry
Playing Guns
Editor's Choice
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Atalanta
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Helene (of Sparta)
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Let Us
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
ouroboros
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Potassium-Based Chemical Retransformation
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Picnic Parenting
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Gas Planet Brain
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Henrietta Mara and the Socks Her Father Brought Her
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Oracle of Delphi
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Picnic Parenting
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Rotten Filling
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Firearm
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Fiction
Warm Cold Cereal
Editor's Choice
Beau Barton
Sherry Stills sat alone at her table, poking the ice in her glass, ignoring the vibration of her phone, and scanning the bar for someone she could follow to a hotel bedroom.
For Once
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
The Memory of a Man Named Hank
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Creative Nonfiction
The Trail of Mental Illness
Editor's Choice
Amber Celelaith Tawen Rossi
It’s a cool July morning and I was supposed to be at work three hours ago, but I called out. I can’t go in.
Hair Dye Is Not Permanent
Lyndsey Kay Nelson
The first thing to remember when dyeing your own hair is that dyeing your hair isn’t permanent.
The Real Reason Why Mermaids Don't Have Legs
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
2018 Issue
Poetry
Playing Guns
Editor's Choice
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Atalanta
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Picnic Parenting
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.
Gas Planet Brain
Beau Barton
We played guns in the backyard,
taking cover in the suburban rubble
of rusted water heaters, broken
bicycles, and empty cattle trailers.