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The Commuter

Poetry, flash, graphic, or experimental narrative arriving every Wednesday morning.

You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too

"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman

Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
Prose

In America, I Am Whole Wheat Bread

Two poems by Esteban Ismael

Jan 10 - Esteban Ismael
poetry

I’m in Love with My Ex’s Absence

"The Space," flash fiction by Christopher Boucher

Jan 3 - Christopher Boucher
Prose
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The Bluest Crab at Grandpa’s Funeral

May 31 - Matthew Ryan Frankel

I’m in Love with My Ex’s Absence

Jan 3 - Christopher Boucher

You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too

Jan 17 - Sandra Newman

The Last Woman On Earth

Feb 17 - Caroline Hadilaksono
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Grandmother Knows All the Devil’s Pressure Points

Two poems by Ivy Raff

Dec 20 - Ivy Raff
poetry

I Turned My Lover Into a McRib

"The McDonald's Boyfriend," flash fiction by Tom Kelly

Dec 13 - Tom Kelly
Prose

The Moon Has Always Been an Alien

Two poems by Hussain Ahmed

Dec 6 - Hussain Ahmed
poetry

You Can’t Unsubscribe From Grief

"Replying All on the Death Announcement Email," creative nonfiction by Jenessa Abrams

Nov 29 - Jenessa Abrams
Prose

This American Dream Tastes Like Government Cheese

Two poems by Christopher Ankney

Nov 22 - Christopher Ankney
poetry

My Spite Could Fill a Museum

Three poems by Maya Jewell Zeller

Nov 15 - Maya Jewell Zeller
poetry

This Android Hopes You’ll Swipe Right

A poetry debut by Kid Kassidy

Nov 8 - Kid Kassidy
poetry

I Dressed Up as a Husband for My Wedding

Two poems from LOW by Nick Flynn

Nov 1 - Nick Flynn
poetry

The Many and Various Uses for Mayonnaise

And two more poems by James Kelly Quigley

Oct 25 - James Kelly Quigley
poetry
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