Side A Hybrid: “shroud trick” by Amelia K

shroud trick Step 1. Start with a square sheet of paper with the white side facing up. Fold the paper in … More

Essay: “The Box” by Diana Whitney

The Box The box was waiting on my porch when I came home from acupuncture. Cardboard, square, criss-crossed with blue … More

“Genre and Selfhood and Speculation, Endless”: Jeff Alessandrelli on writing And Yet

Genre and Selfhood and Speculation, Endless I recently published a book that, like thousands of books, is nebulous vis-à-vis genre. … More

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

Distance and Memory My grandmom Victoria (Tomaro) Stracquadanio born in Boiano, Italy, immigrant to Bound Brook, New Jersey, subsequently married … More

“Cordyceps,” a flash essay by Sher Ting

Cordyceps Did you know cordyceps colonizes the bodies of carpenter ants, chemically hypnotizing them to ascend to the highest point … More

From Vol. 9: “Dear Editor Who Sent Me a Rejection Letter on Christmas, or Essay That Ends in a Fugue” by Sean Thomas Dougherty

Dear Editor Who Sent Me a Rejection Letter on Christmas, or Essay That Ends in a Fugue At first I … More

“The Human in Me”: A Haunted Passages Nonfiction Essay by Amanda Gaines

The Human in Me The room was stacked floor to ceiling with antique dolls. It was the summer of my … More

Flash Essay: “Pervert” by L Scully

Pervert I’ve been a pervert for Many Years he says, smiling at us in the backseat. He tells us his … More

Flash Essay: “Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness” by Ron Burch

Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of … More

“On ‘Starlings, Caravans’ by Kay Sage”: An Ekphrastic Essay by Nadia Arioli (nee Wolnisty) for Bad Survivalist

On “Starlings, Caravans” by Kay Sage Once, I broke my own heart. Listen. Miscarriage is normal, expected, considered fine. We … More

“Creamer”: A Personal Essay for Bad Survivalist by Marlene Olin

Creamer I’m not a demanding person. All I need is my morning cup of coffee. Plus a teaspoon of sugar … More

“An Offering of Space”: An Essay for Bad Survivalist by Whitney Kerutis

An Offering of Space My body wakes me one morning as a crater collecting water. I ring out the stiffness, … More

“Debt,” a Flavor Town USA nonfiction essay by Christopher Bowen

Debt Are you hungry the way I used to be? When I was a culinary student, I was always hungry … More

Essay: “You’re Not Dead” by Reverie Koniecki

You’re Not Dead Don’t you think it’s creepy that your name is written there and you’re not dead? I ask. … More

Flash Nonfiction: “Cancer is missing” by L Scully

Cancer is missing I You meet them when they get off the metro. You can’t tell who they are because … More