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Issue 13
FICTION The Flipper, by Ania Payne Easing Anxiety Worksheet, by Summer Porter The Last Communion, by David Larsen Superman, by Amber Erin Diaz Relaxing Music for Dogs, by Iain Allan Mills Sanctioned, by Zeke Jarvis Fridgehenge, by Stuart Watson NON-FICTION Consent, by Sandra Jense 794 Days Later, by Amy Cook POETRY Sacramento to Tahoe and Back, by Thomas Piekarsky Dead and Dying Language, by Matthew Moniz Apartmenthead, by Lukas Norling Ride, by Joseph Byrd rhetorical questio
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Apr 2112 min read


Issue 12.1
NON-FICTION Daniel Acosta, Memories of a Mexican Boy Growing up in El Paso: A Death in the Alley Rebecca Papin, Full Circle Hillary Gordon, How To Pick Blueberries When You're Single PLAYS & SCRIPTS Marina Castillo, Crown of the Phoenix Jean Noel Ruhland, Snakes Claudia Duran, Noche De Boda Rebecca Graham Forde, The Birthday Party BIOGRAPHIES EDITORIAL TEAM: Angie Barry-Florio, Bill Hicks, Sandra Kourchenko ADVISOR: Juana Moriel-Payne Art by Edward Michael Supranowicz Edw
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Apr 254 min read


Issue 12
SHORT STORIES Daniel Baig, Russell’s Stereo Louise Dolan, The Walleye David Alan Graham, Cigar Box Andrea Mauk, Slipping Renu Chopra, The Grocery Store Maggie Nerz Iribarne, Three Women, One Key Wilson Koewing, Donnie Andrea Lithgow, Waiting Christa Walker, Scrapbook MICRO & FLASHFICTION Francis Johann Verdote, Run-On and On Michelle Morouse, Why am I here? Diane de Anda, The Perfect Environment Marigo Stathis, The Waving Witch Charles Haddox, St. Anthony’s Bazaar Evan Schmi
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Apr 265 min read


Issue 11
POETRY Lorcán Black, Salomé Carl A. Boon, Two Sonnets In A Room Luigi Coppola, The World’s Next Top Mascots Laine Derr, To the Woods Louise A Dolan, Winter’s Tedium Galadriel Faye, Mr. Rabbit Sara E.G. Francis, Sestina in the Key of Madness David Goad, Homeless, Hospital Room Benjamin Goluboff, Chicago Bikers David A. Goodrum, Interrupted Spring Hillary Gordon, The Day I Became the Mom and You Became the Daughter Erin Jamieson, Open Candice Kelsey, Charmin Ultra Soft Virg
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Apr 120 min read


Issue 10.1
NON-FICTION Pressure, by Alicia Andrzejewski Memories of a Mexican Boy Growing Up in El Paso: Señorita Brown, by Daniel Acosta The Gift, by Marc Simon Volunteering, by Diana Daniele PERSONAL ESSAY Show Me, by Don Tassone Strange, Norrel, and Mom, by Frances McCann Generation Gap, by Diane de Anda Twice Thing, by George Choundas Editorial Team: Jose Palacios, Aimee Campos, Monica Aleman Advisors: Juana Moriel-Payne, Thomas Cook Art by Edward Michael Supranowicz. Edward Micha
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Apr 130 min read


Issue 10
FICTION Jewels, by Joe Bisicchia Cross Ties, by Eric Gershman Static Serenade, by Abbie Doll Room and Board, by Daniel Kamin Letter in November, by Victoria Richard What Are We?, by Tawanda Eddie Munongo Rabindranath's Body, by Ankur Razdan The New Manuel, by Kevin Grauke A Very Present Help, by Jamie Redgat FLASHFICTION Fortress, by David Capps (S)talk Therapy, by Vishaal Pathak POETRY Goodwill, Supple Blight, by Laine Derr The Perennial Passage, by Jan Wozniak The Plumber,
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Apr 152 min read


Issue 9
FICTION No Costume for Me, by James Callan The Spanish I Still Remember, by Jacob Dimpsey Down in the Valley, by Paul Luikart Steady Eyes, by Andrew MacQuarrie Lost Lake, by Margo McCall Just One Family Tree, by Wayne McCray Dream of Drowning, by Catrina Prager 100 Tacos, by Sam Simon Gone With the Wind, by Theresa Walker Health Freak, by Eric Z. Weintraub FLASHFICTION Eleven to Four, by Stephen Ground Assad el-Sahra, by Ayeyemi Kehinde NON-FICTION Namesake, by Susan Meyer E
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Apr 162 min read


Issue 8.1
PERSONAL ESSAY Another Life, by Christopher Locke Purple Bear, by Cole Chamberlain Let it Go, by Danielle J. Clark Sister, by Rachel Rueckert Elegy to Twilight, by Rebecca Ruth Gould NON-FICTION Piano Crucifixion, by Dian Parker My Dad and I sneak on the HMS Bounty, by Miranda Morris Second Sinking, by Sarah Disne Hot Bath, Wishing Big, by Sherre Vernon Stars on Fire, by Diane Thiel Editorial Team: Jose Palacios, Aimee Campos, Monica Aleman Advisors: Juana Moriel-Payn
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Mar 3133 min read


Issue 8
FICTION Proxies, by Anne Freier The Grief Eater, by Bianca M. Caraza Spanglish Deceptions, by Bryan Betancur Family Meeting, by Dawn Deanna Wilson The Craftsman’s Box, by Jeanette Smith My Name is Sophrosyne. Go Ahead, Snicker, by J. Gregory Alderisio Fishing for Love, by Taylor Hopper FLASH FICTION Four Colors, by Linda McMullen Inheritance, by Sean Murphy POETRY Talking to grandpa at the feet of an alarm, by Aiyejinna Abraham O The Moon Walks Out on the Sun: Is-Chel to Kinc
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Mar 3145 min read


Issue 7
NON-FICTION Scallops on Credit, by Darryl Graff Filleted, by Anna Maxymiw Coming Home, by Suvi Mahonen 10 Replies to Being Told to Forgive My Parents, by River Kozhar POETRY First Crush, by Christina Thatcher Place Shape, Tonight, by Jennifer Whalen The experiment, by Peter Clive Mastectomy, by Matt Schroeder Dear Pen Pal, Death of a Code Talker, by Will Cordeiro The Tree in Our Back Yar, A Short Poem About Possible Muses, by Holly Day EDITORIAL TEAM: John Jarred, Monica N
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Mar 3130 min read


Issue 6
FICTION Inner Screen, by Henry Hietala People and Things, by Katelyn Moorman Neverlasting Janine, by Mykelle Thompson-Graves Unstuck, by Bowman Wilker NON-FICTION Mourning Triptych, by Allie Blum House Sounds, by Sawyer Smith They Told Me Who I Am, by Subodhini Vignesh POETRY Symphony, by Desiree Abalos Under Cast Iron Utility Cover, by Marie-Andree Auclair Narrative-walking-by, Round Table, All Rag and Totum, by David Felix Tony Hawk 900, by Andrew Hamilton The Future is
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Mar 3047 min read


Issue 5
FICTION Traffic, by Bianca M. Caraza Chipping Away, by Dianne Majzoub The Underground, by Robin Tuck NON-FICTION The TSA Follies, by Dan Morey POETRY F-Stop, by Jalen Eutsey a house so cramped God could barely squeeze in, by Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto The One You Like the Most, by Derek Graf Less Than, by Michael Mark Goes On Forever, by Jared Pearce Duty, by Barry Peters Here Lies Symbolism, by David M. Sula EDITORIAL TEAM: John Jarred, Monica Nunez, Kyle Skebba, Stephen Pate, Mal
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Mar 3024 min read


Issue 4
FICTION Waiting, by Matthew Fairchild He Knocked, by Jeff Fleischer Leopard Skin Skin-Tight Pants: Marble Falls, Texas, by Susana de la Pena For the Rest of Our Lives, by Steven Rosenfeld The Affair, by Nina Schuyler NON-FICTION Make Way, by Robert Anderson POETRY Coming of Age, by Austin Beaton When Artists Nap, by Charlie Becker Potatoes, by Amanda Chiado Cowboy Dream, by Brett Elizabeth Jenkins séance dispatch #43, by Patrick Kindig I Like Fun, by Nathan Logan Old War Mach
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Mar 3035 min read


Issue 3
FICTION Panic, by Liz Dubelman Boggle on the Train, by Lynn Lipinski Bus Stop, by Katelyn Thomas NON-FICTION The Brotherhood of Delivery Boys, by Philip Kobylarz Crossing the Street in Saigon, by Michelle Robin La NON-FICTION POETRY Tapping, by Cori Bratby-Rudd Mouthful, by Brynne Crawley My Mother Repaints the Room Where Her Mother Died, by Anthony DiPietro Somewhere New, by Su-Yee Lin Urban Echoes, by Dennis Mombauer Comments Section, by Daniel Romo Saturday, 10 a.m., b
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Mar 3026 min read


Issue 2
FICTION: The Value of Time, y Will Cean Sorrow Cake, by Tory Brannigan Lovely Martha, by Tina Morganella The Vase, by Jo-Anne Rosen Shifting Gears, by Linda McKenney POETRY: Trailer Park in Present-Tense, by Mathews Huey Whole Foods Parking Lot, by John Oliver Simon folks come out the woodwork to like your successes on facebook, by Bernard Ferguson notes on a traveler, by Audrey Gidman bIrish-American Feminism, by Nicole Connolly EDITORIAL TEAM: Marina Crouse, Tonya Kelley, T
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Mar 3037 min read


Issue 1
FICTION: How to be a Life Model, by Colleen Kolba Angle Of Return, by Gena Ellett The Couch Lover, by James Kanady How to operate with a Blow Mind, by Judith Roney NON-FICTION: Mom’s Creamy Coconut Cake Recipe, by Laura Kendall POETRY: Feeble, by A.S. Coomer SE 14th Avenue Evenings -for Viva, by Brianne Manning Paucity of Thought and the Consciousness of Lower Species, b y Leonie Mikele Your Nissan Stanza, by Meghan Kemp-Gee Something & Julianne, b y Nicole Byrne Love Song o
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Mar 3022 min read
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