“Distance and Memory,” a Side A Essay by Jason Zuzga

MY GRANDMOM VICTORIA (TOMARO) STRACQUADANIO, born in Boiano, Italy, immigrant to Bound Brook, New Jersey, subsequently married John of Modica, … More

“Cordyceps,” a #NoMorePresidents flash essay by Sher Ting

DID YOU KNOW CORDYCEPS COLONIZES the bodies of carpenter ants, chemically hypnotizing them to ascend to the highest point in … More

AT FIRST I WAS LIKE for real, man. Really? But then I immediately thought of my coworker Wayne, whose wife … More

THE ROOM WAS STACKED FLOOR to ceiling with antique dolls. It was the summer of my senior year of high … More

I’VE BEEN A PERVERT FOR Many Years he says, smiling at us in the backseat. He tells us his wife … More

LAND OF PROMISE. LAND OF Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness. Land of Freedom. Land of Landowners. Land of … More

ONCE, I BROKE MY OWN heart. Listen. Miscarriage is normal, expected, considered fine. We get our hopes up. We … More

I’M NOT A DEMANDING PERSON. All I need is my morning cup of coffee. Plus a teaspoon of sugar … More

MY BODY WAKES ME ONE morning as a crater collecting water. I ring out the stiffness, twisting my torso left … More

ARE YOU HUNGRY THE WAY I used to be? When I was a culinary student, I was always hungry and … More

DON’T YOU THINK IT’S CREEPY that your name is written there and you’re not dead? I ask. Why do you … More

I YOU MEET THEM WHEN THEY get off the metro. You can’t tell who they are because you’ve only seen … More