By Alex Ledford Artwork “Monument to Airmen” by Selma Burke I Only Gladys, goddess of sly grins, of askew goggles and nylon underwear, table scraps, manna, and talcum powder, can save you now. She is a gorgeous dark purple shadowed with razor blue, she is still clouds at night. II It is 1993. What …
By Julia Sorensen Artwork by Alli Rowe I live in her dollhouse. It’s quite comfy, though a bit of a squeeze. She would always laugh when she opened it and saw me between the doorways or in the windows. Then she would make me my favorite tea and I would stretch big enough to sit …
by Charlie Jones Artwork by Sloane Adler Don’t the mountains look lovely tonight? She won’t admit as much. Small enough to hold between two fingers, Close enough to kiss, Smooth to touch, in the midnight black. She won’t admit as much, But she carries The earth upon her back.
by Matt Nagin Photography by Alexa Gaffaney How many days do you have left? How long will your nights stretch on? How many times can you ask yourself these strange, impenetrable questions? When will the aneurysm burst? The parrot grow silent? Our sun detonate in a kaleidoscope of majestic uncertainty? When will …
by Shawn Keller Artwork, “Joan of Arc from the Church of St John The Divine Manhattan” by Howard Skrill I never saw any children there, just the two of them already old when I was young, a sliver of wood smoke from a chimney in winter, and in the summer a collection of farming …
by Karla Ceja Artwork, “Shadows of Baseball” by Mitchell Price I glide my hands over the scarred skin, Slowly rubbing in the cocoa butter. I feel a little soft kick that brings a soft smile to my lips, But that little smile doesn’t last. A dark miasma fills the air, Adding even more pressure …
by Matt Nagin Artwork, “Europe and America from the Facade of the Customs House in the Battery – NYC” by Howard Skrill The dewdrops of death linger on the grey horizon; a thousand drones sent into the mystical night armed with the lies of a kangaroo civilization. The dewdrops of death examine their …