Fiction from OUR COLONY BEYOND THE CITY OF RUINS: “The Sea Captain’s Ghost” by Janalyn Guo

Entering the city of Boris from the sea, the Sea Captain’s Ghost notices a mollusk on the back of his … More

LUCHA LIBRE, a novella from ALL THE PROUD FATHERS by Dan Mancilla

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Two Poems by Rob Cook

My Bugs O daddy long legs in the orchids and wisteria, how you make my cock-cells swell! O caterpillar cubs … More

Two Poems by Jeremy Griffin

Pink Hibiscus You buried the hibiscus in the swath of untended earth where each summer morning the mangy calico who … More

Three Poems by Phillip Gregory Spotswood

growing up on TR84 You are shown a series of pictures by the visiting Earthmen: a blank crucifix, a doll … More

“Everything Is Good Here, Too”: Fiction by Jen Michalski

Your sister calls. You rent a car and come as soon as you can. Grass peeks between sidewalk squares outside … More

Fiction: Miles Klee’s “The Milkman’s Exhaustion”

Conventionally handsome, but why the fuss over that? He’s nothing special, nothing unique. There exist a million men who have … More

“Storage Failure,” a one-act play by Austin Bunn

YOUNG AUSTIN (seven), backlit, reads a book and crosses the stage to a chair. He is very much not looking … More

Four Paper Targets by Jennifer Davis

*Ed’s note: click images to view larger sizes. Mischief   Robot   Spaceman   Tears     *** Jennifer Davis … More

“Mouth Light,” a story by Ben Segal

The shape of his teeth formed a border and strangers crowded gladly. It was nice but Eric’s jaw hurt. Then … More

“Equivalence Point,” a poem by Jeff Pearson

My father really died because he wanted to save gas mileage. A bishop asked me to touch his body to … More

Three Collages by Erin Case

*Ed’s note: click images to view larger sizes. No Taste   Pillarist   Window     *** Erin Case is an … More