Issue Fall '24

Flash Fiction

I, Galatea

by Philipp Scheiber

I am Galatea. Somewhat. Not hewn from stone but forged, cast — my hot potential poured into some form that’s been made for me — no! Not even for me , ...read the full piece

Short Story

Treats for Callie

by C. C. Thybro

I want to leave. Though perhaps calling it a want makes it seem paltry, when in truth it’s a need . Like fresh air, water and other people. But ...read the full piece

Short Story

The Silent World of Jordi Soto

by Sahil Mehta

1. Squeal. Shriek. Skid, skid. The cars stop dramatically in front of Chez Henri. An undulating soundtrack of wailing sirens prevails over the ...read the full piece

Essay

kontrollat e pasaportave/ passport control

by Serafina Ferizaj

The smell of armpit sweat and unbrushed teeth are so dominant in the car, I can’t stand them anymore. My legs are asleep but I can't stretch them: The ...read the full piece

"Harmony's Intersection" by Leila Zolfalipour

Flash Nonfiction

A Mother’s Tongue Across Linguistic Worlds

by Magdalena Olszanowski

My son and I dip our summer legs in the shallow end of Parc Jarry's swimming pool. Impatient feet speed up around us, ready to jump into the water. ...read the full piece

"Keep Those Hard Times Away" by Benjamin Malay (first published in Sunspot Lit)

Flash Nonfiction

My Land

by Margarita Beatriz Escobar

I approached the open casket and leaned over to kiss my grandfather’s forehead. He wore his old dark suit, a white shirt, and a small red carnation in ...read the full piece

Poetry

dream en abya yala

by Alan Palacios

where the flesh of jacarandas shifts across the invisible layers cosmic fabrics tear return us (to) the land like a miraged plateau hidden within our ...read the full piece

Poetry

Before You Go

by Lise Reingruber

Sestina Instructions for traveling to the underworld you hold a lion on a leash, you are a dove a Venus, the morning and evening star you open your ...read the full piece

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