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Trying not to Turn
Lesley Hart Gunn Trying not to Turn it isn’t natural for the human body to reject the sun. we are conditioned to yearn for the outstretched rays like the handprint of a god on our unworthy heads, but the moon … Continue reading
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Mare Tranquillitatis
Josh Pearce Mare Tranquillitatis a man dreamed of walking on the moon but when he looked back at the path trod said to god i see only one set of footprints in the dust why did you leave during the … Continue reading
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Porphyria’s Lover
Anna Cates Porphyria’s Lover She is his summer fruit and autumn harvest— He tastes in her the change in seasons spring grass in cow’s milk first dandelions in her blood even the moon full and mesmerizing on thawing lake water … Continue reading
Marriage: The golem
Gemma Cooper-Novack Marriage: The golem I came back to you / gun like one of your fingers clinging to pink doorframe / I screamed when you slithered around me / loose skin on my arms flaccid between teeth / … Continue reading
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The Dancer’s Body at Rest
“The Dancer’s Body at Rest” by Katherine Quevedo I nearly shut the door on the woman as soon as she mentioned flamenco. For years I’d endured dancers and musicians trying to drum up an act to amuse the tourists and … Continue reading
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PerJurAI
“PerJurAI” by Sonny Zae “I won’t testify,” Lefty insisted. Julia Wayne, defense counsel, leaned closer. “If you tell your side of the story, it might help. You could soften the jury’s hearts by telling about your troubled childhood.” “No way.” … Continue reading
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As Foretold
“As Foretold” by T.L. Beeding They were back. Just beyond the tree line, twinkling like stars in the heavens, the lights were back. There were thousands of them, lazily weaving and bobbing between leafless branches that twisted up toward the … Continue reading
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Become the Part
“Become the Part” by Jeff Ronan “And was this before or after your interview with the agency?” Risa’s pen was poised above her notepad, her chunky black frames perched on the end of her nose. She had cut her auburn … Continue reading
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The Critique Boutique
“The Critique Boutique” by Robert J. Hansen What a surreal nightmare. A room: bland, featureless, gray. A table, two chairs, and an interlocutor so average-seeming I’m surprised I remember him. Well-dressed but not designer, charcoal topcoat and pale gray suit, … Continue reading
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The Right Words
“The Right Words” by Akis Linardos By the time he was thirteen, Tiernan could make a dice land on the same side ten times in a row. Now at fifteen, he can do it for up to a hundred throws, … Continue reading
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