The Great Snapping Turtle of the Yahara River – Michaela Rae Luckey
My Papa wore red calfskin cowboy boots. His shoes were creased and leathery like his farm-worn hands. It was because...
Vergessen/You Must Forget – Rebecca Bihn-Wallace
Before I was a woman, I was a girl. My mother used to turn me around in front of the...
Power Left – Brett Biebel
Best athlete we ever had, that Westhead kid. Wasn’t no bigger than you or me but all muscle and hit...
Warriors – Maureen Fielding
“Ah, Bridget, I’m liking those rainbow socks,” Simon says, pointing at the bright stripes peeking out between the bottom of...
Preemptive Strike – Emily Barker
There are flies in your lungs Wings plastered that never left From inhaling too long Mouth open in the dark...
Two Poems – Don Hogle
At the Precise Moment of the Solstice Lie in a wheelbarrow like a sack of potatoes, clumps of earth still...
At the same time – David Xiang
we leave our names in hands always letting go on purpose Never answer So they fall a little short and...
Arc of the Disc – Bear Kosik
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Bear Kosik is the (co-)author of four novels. His short stories, poetry, and essays have been published...
Magic Series, S-Curve Sepia – Melanie Faith
Artist’s statement: This photo was part of a series in which I integrated three tiny pocket mirrors to play with...
Promise Series, Effusive 1 – Melanie Faith
Artist’s statement: This photo was part of a series in which I integrated three tiny pocket mirrors to play with...