Paint this scene: imbue it with optimistic lighting à la Glee and the stench of yesterday’s cafeteria surprise à la … More
Tag: Essay
“Marvel,” a lyric essay by Jennifer H. Fortin
Why does it bother me when others marvel at what I don’t find wondrous? It has to do with naiveté, … More
“Notes from Toledo,” a micro-essay by Megan Martin
We got in a car and drove to Toledo. Toledo felt like bad news. I thought it was just your … More
Flash Nonfiction: “Sportsball Commentary” by Ann Petroliunas
Pay attention, ref! The men in this basement have proven 1476 times that they possess the vocabulary to be outraged. … More
Essay: “Dinner with Trump and the Art of (Im)potent Rage” by Janet Mercel
My niece brought her boyfriend back east last summer to meet all of us. He was sweet and placid and … More
Contribute to #NoMorePresidents
#NoMorePresidents To create a more regular, ongoing space for exhalations of adaptive dissent, we have changed the #NotMyPresident category, officially, … More
Essay: “The Mourning After” by Diane Payne
CW: sexual assault
Essay: “Another Person Asks, When Did You Become a Feminist?” by Lindsay D’Andrea
“It comes with the job,” my mother says—meaning a possibility that your boss may touch you when you don’t expect … More
“Cartesian Ghost Story,” an essay by Jeff Chon
I should avoid the old neighborhood, but I have nowhere else to be right now. It’s five seventeen p.m.—the day … More
Six Essays from SELF-ERASING PORTRAIT by Joe Hall
Smoker’s Lounge Take the inscrutable diners and staff behind the plate glass of Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks.” Take the plate glass … More
Essay Hybrid: “Introduction” by JoAnna Novak
I Begin with a lie. Life- stuck or stasis, miles or minds: unleash the lies. Bark them off. Begin un- … More
Essay: “Proving Our Salt” by Sarah Fonseca
From the beginning, there was a lot of talk about his hands; so much that a particularly religious eavesdropper might’ve … More
