Grandma used to say I came from a line of cut-out hearts, like the banner hanging on the walls on Valentine’s Day. The IV bag dripped fluid into her, feeding her in molecules and sugar as she laid on ...

Jimothy, the Seattle trash cat with short spine syndrome, has taken the internet by storm. We obviously love how adorable he is with his squished-up body and cheeky scamper, but also how incredibly…

Nobody Cares What You Think About Anything — Ian Johnson “IT’S JUST THE...

by Pam Avoledo “There’s a 24 hour diner open and we slid into the round seats, facing the street. The drag queen, Aurelia Summer, her golden hoop earrings still on, waves at us and drinks her coffee...

By Pam Avoledo — A glass slipper is found in a closet, you: a) Start to sing with the birds.The bluejay tells you it has traveled from a park in Canada. Have you been to Canada, it asks, and you say o...

The chili had been simmering in the slow cooker for about six hours. The sour cream was on the counter.  A bowl of Mexican cheddar cheese<span class="excerpt-hellip"> […]</span>

Creative Non-fiction by Tracie Adams I will lift you from embryonic waters, my heart a purring engine against your buttery skin. I will kiss your rosebud lips, feed you from my own body. You will w…

Strasbourg 5 am. A heron’s heavy row across a blue July sky, over green gravel lakes beside the motorway. We’re sixteen. Hungover French drizzles from our English tongues as we waste away with the was...

The High Plateau

"I love the storm of her body."

Hatchling When the egg popped out of her vagina, the woman recalled their old chicken, Little Red, who’d lay one egg every two days, and how she had dropped one of Little Red’s eggs on the ground, …

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