On the Edge of Creation: Story by Ron Gibson, Jr.
For as long as the boy had lived tree men had chased him. Always with nets, clubs and rocks.
Treadmill: Story by Mike Lee
The editor shows me to the door. I enter the hallway realizing I got the job. I was walking on air from the moment I left the elevator.
Living Down South in Josephine’s Mouth: Story by Shannon Ready
We are living in Josephine’s mouth. I can feel it.
Two Poems by David Lohrey
The Dutch settlers now are / largely forgotten. The Van Burens / and Roosevelts seem almost quaint
Two Poems by John Grey
Amy has a seizure right / there in the classroom, / dropping to the floor, / writhing like a fish on land.
She Gave Him Violence: Story by Chris Milam
He told her they should slide into it, start with a tender elbow or two, maybe a playful throat punch.
Two Poems by Julie Shavin
Could I remember more of childhood / or its sibling, youth, / I might know what it is about capturing beauty
Sonder
by Kelly Konya
When he speaks of mindfulness and writes it off— / prayer is better suited but for what?— / I can tell he believes it, fathoms it clearly.
Take Five With Roy White
We discovered the joy of Roy White’s poetry at our sister magazine, The Lascaux Review, where his piece “Improv” snatched the air from our lungs.
Three Poems by Kathryn A. Kopple
Until you perceive the extreme loneliness of flannel, / And rub your hands on the paint smacked brick walls
The Invisible Man
by Michael Fryd
He was startled when he looked up to center his tie and saw nothing: no face, hair, chest, hands, shirt, tie—no George.
Kumm Fer en Gutte Zeit
by Catherine Deiley
Mid-October wrapped its orange arms around southeast Pennsylvania, and the sweaty hallways of Oley Valley High School, where Cassidy Angstadt waded through the start of her freshman year.
southern gothic
by RC deWinter
your mother’s gardenias still bloom / on the blue porch with the faded bench
Horoscopes for Writers — July 2017
Word counts, book sales, even romance: the only astrological guide a writer needs.
Memphis Slim in Paris
by Alan Swyer
Thanks to a combination of persistence, conniving, and luck, I was in a privileged position in Paris: writing the Paris section of a travel guide.
Three in the Morning and You Don’t Smoke Anymore
by Peter J. Stavros
It’s that thing that wakes you at three in the morning, with a gasp and a startle.
Three Poems by Brad Garber
The brains sat in the circle, surrounded by string. I can’t tell you what they were thinking, being one of them.
The Self-Help Seeker’s Guide for the Self-Help Seeker
by Angela Kubinec
Look in any bookstore. You will see the evidence of what I call “widespread anti-depressant failure.”
Magdalena
by Mark Fitzpatrick
spike-heels scuffed from the journey through night, / sway down the bitterness of this street
Mrs. Mannerly Explains the Multi-Faceted Use of Tableware and its Social and Personal Implications
I have three sets of china that I did not select, having received them from women who lived before me.
The Grief Eater
by Deirdre Fagan
I read it in the paper, the news about the 87-year-old man who went to bed with a bump on his head and never awoke again.
A Laugh a Minute
by Kent Oswald
A comic masterpiece? Shouldn’t there be an absolute measurement for that term?
