Just a Letter in the Mailbox My niece wants me to write a love letter to her father. They are … More
Category: Side A
The rule: send ONE standalone poem, essay, story, comic, manifesto, anomaly to “Side A.” Published works appear alongside short-form interviews and, if possible, YouTube audio.
THIS IS SYMBIOSIS, a video performance for the 2021 Friends in Letters Memorial Fellowship
Ansel Bloom & Brenna Marie Gautam are siblings, best friends, and co-creators. Brenna lives in Arlington, Virginia and works as … More
“The Woman of His Dreams,” a flash fiction by Kimm Brockett Stammen for Side A
The Woman of His Dreams He’ll meet her when he’s sleeping in the right bed. He’s planned out what to … More
Fiction for Side A: “Feast” by Andrea Marcusa
Feast The double-wide steel door clanks shut. I stand next to the man who collected me from the waiting room. … More
Side A Short Story: “Adults Told Me” by Mark Benedict
Adults Told Me 1. My science teacher told me that life was slapdash. I talked to him after class sometimes; … More
Poetry for Side A: “Dear Cut-Glass” by William Erickson
Dear Cut-Glass, It’s been longerthan I thoughtthis trail of bloodwould go, butthe mountain isso much smallerat its peak thanwhen we … More
Side A Fiction: “Before All That” by Lauren Woods
Before All That In the end, she sells me for only a hundred dollars. “Women in this market usually go … More
Side A Fiction: “To See the Moon” by Marlene Olin
To See the Moon What she hates most are the lights. There’s no dawn. No dusk. No silver sliver falling … More
“Pennies on Train Tracks,” a Side A flash fiction by Catherine Chiarella Domonkos
Pennies on Train Tracks You taught me to lay pennies on tracks to get flattened. Smooth brown ovals we stowed … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “Causality” by Anita Goveas
Causality When my placid younger brother scalded himself on his sixth birthday, the first time he ever cried, my mother … More
Side A: “the cinder path,” a poem by Zach Savich
the cinder path harder to writemyself a noteon the back of the eulogythan the eulogyit takes a long timeto tune … More
“Black. Star. Pieces.”: Side A Poetry by Matthew Cooperman
Black. Star. Pieces. —for Rosmarie Waldrop 1 The gathering of parts to their parts, will there be gathering of … More
Side A: “OUR SPERM COUNT IS DOWN!,” a collaborative work by Vi Khi Nao & Jessica Alexander
OUR SPERM COUNT IS DOWN! We watched a magic-heist last night. It was like J.K. Rowling wrote an episode of … More
“O Pen the State/open the say/ate the stated,” a Side A Poem by Tony Mancus
O Pen the State/open the say/ate the stated We are always one link from disaster blinking the clouds top the mountains like … More
Side A: “The Borg EP,” a comic by Rachel Busnardo
The Borg EP Mini-interview with Rachel Busnardo HFR: Can you share a moment that has shaped you as a writer … More