You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too
"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman
Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
Prose
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Poetry, flash, graphic, or experimental narrative arriving every Wednesday morning.
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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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Literally Squeezed Out of the Market
"Skinny House," a short story by Kim Samek
Oct 18 - Kim Samek
Prose
Stars and Stripes and Racist Imperialism
A prose poem by Hannah Keziah Agustin
Oct 11 - Hannah Keziah Agustin
poetry
Love Is a Stone That Won’t Sink
Two poems by Andrew Hemmert
Oct 4 - Andrew Hemmert
poetry
Father’s Gone and So Is His Arm
Three stories from OUR STRANGERS by Lydia Davis
Sep 27 - Lydia Davis
Prose
How to Dispose of a Toxic Father-in-Law
"Pushed Buttons," a short story by David Hartley
Sep 20 - David Hartley
Prose
Take a Bow, Gas Station Drag Queen
Two poems from PIG by Sam Sax
Sep 13 - Sam Sax
poetry
The Elegant Balance of a True Friendship
"Hyperboles," a short story by Sarp Sozdinler
Sep 6 - Sarp Sozdinler
Prose
I Am a Star in a Galaxy of Grandmothers
A poetry debut by high school student Mackenzie Duan
Aug 30 - Mackenzie Duan
poetry
Even the Smartest Phone Can’t Find Water in a Desert
"Find Water Near Me," a short story by Jessie Ren Marshall
Aug 23 - Jessie Ren Marshall
Prose
