DON’T YOU THINK IT’S CREEPY that your name is written there and you’re not dead? I ask. Why do you … More
Category: #NoMorePresidents
HFR is invested in supporting and publishing art by the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Muslim writers, writers of color, female-identifying writers, aging writers, undocumented immigrant writers, survivors of abuse or assault, disabled writers, neurodivergent writers, non-American writers, plus other marginalized groups. White supremacy and other hate is inexcusable, and we wish to counteract and stand against these prevalent attitudes. HFR has reaffirmed its mission to elevate these marginalized groups by initiating a new blog feature, #NoMorePresidents, an online space for these communities to publish new writing.
#NoMorePresidents Short Story: “Bombing from Above” by Alex Kudera
Bombing from Above IN XI’AN, CHINA, I HAD the runs. It had gone on for two days, and I couldn’t … More
#NoMorePresidents Short Story: “the lies the silence tells” by Carolina Meurkens
THESE DAYS YOUR ARMS ARE covered in tiny red scratches. You can’t seem to get any work done without Jonah … More
#NoMorePresidents Flash Nonfiction: “Cancer is missing” by L Scully
I YOU MEET THEM WHEN THEY get off the metro. You can’t tell who they are because you’ve only seen … More
#NoMorePresidents Essay: “Mohammed and Me” by Mandy Shunnarah
OUR EYES MET IN THE rearview mirror and he looked at me appraisingly. “You look Middle Eastern.” This would have … More
#NoMorePresidents Poetry: “Acceptable Risk” by Tara Campbell
“Acceptable Risk” is a response to the “no-knock” police raid in Louisville on March 13 that ended in the shooting … More
Clara Trippe: Three #NoMorePresidents Poems
Silence for Those Who NestA poem for Homero Gómez González, environmental activist and protector of monarch butterflies You sleep with … More
“The Academic Agenda,” a satirical story by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington for #NoMorePresidents
How much did you learn in school? There are hours when the subjectivity of days and nights overwhelms you. To … More
Bonnie Billet: “Dr Larry Nassar,” a poem for #NoMorePresidents
when you stand up to speakyou’re suckerpunchedtold you don’tunderstand ‘the nuanced difference between sexual assaultand an appropriate medical procedure’ he … More
“our next nominee should remember”: A Six-Poem Suite by Michael Chang
our next nominee should remember ne-VAD-daalways moisturizehand sanitizer is your friendand clorox, for when you get to the oval officecheck … More
“Trump or Wile E. Coyote?”: A Current Events Quiz by Tara Campbell
Choose A, B, or C for each of the numbered items below:A) Real or proposed border control measureB) Scheme to … More
Four Poems by Schyler Butler
If Forced to Join Maleatra Montanez know that he will sayyour legs burst wide like syrup pouredhis throat the drain … More
Akusua A. Akoto: Three Poems
Mother’s Dance #1 Mother does notWant to dance aloneCome childShe’s trying to bringYou into the musicOf her tears Her mouth … More
Two Poems by Joanna C. Valente
I’m Tired of Men Telling Me They’re Afraid I’m Going to Write about Them It isn’t a dreamwhen you wake … More
Collaborative Poetry: “In a Late Stage” by Tony Mancus & CL Bledsoe
In a Late Stage It’s not a question of outrunningthe bear; it’s a questionof perfectly seasoning the salmon. A man … More