Issue Fifty-Five

March 2017

From the Editor

I want to write a piece of flash inspired by this issue’s cover art. It is such a provocative image. What happened? Did she just fall down an elevator shaft? Is she imprisoned? Is she safely, securely sleeping in a womb-like room? Is this an inner psyche? A worst nightmare? The possibilities are all there,… Continue reading Issue Fifty-Five

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Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn’t Tell the Trojans Because at that Point Fuck Them Anyway Gwen E. Kirby(Read author interview)
Cows in April Sara Son(Read author interview)
Txaj – A Prayer Jeanne Jones(Read author interview)
Popcorn Andrew Mitchell(Read author interview)
Missed Connections Kevin Hatch(Read author interview)
The Expected Passing of Elliot’s Wife JSP Jacobs(Read author interview)
Postage Kate Petersen(Read author interview)
Marjorie and the Mountain Jason Teal(Read author interview)
I Am Not What I Set out to Be Chelsea Harris(Read author interview)
Straight Lines Ryan Werner(Read author interview)
Next Scene from the Movie Giant J. Andrew Briseño(Read author interview)
Isla Vista Tayler Heuston(Read author interview)
Take a Look at Yourself Laura Citino(Read author interview)
Story with a Gallinule’s Wing in It Seth Clabough(Read author interview)
i utide Lone Vitus(Read author interview)
Wolves Bud Smith(Read author interview)
The End Is (Probably) Near Teresa Milbrodt(Read author interview)
A Smooth, Shallow Cut Denise Howard Long(Read author interview)
Grams Pouts With Duck Lips Allison Pinkerton(Read author interview)
The Life Cycle of Salmon Kristin Keane(Read author interview)
Gravity, Reduced Kara Oakleaf(Read author interview)

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