Category Issue 27

Issue 27, Poetry

AMOR FATI by Tina Barr

black and white image of a girl on the beach

Flash, Issue 27

DUNCAN by Nicole Rivas

black and white photo of yo yo

Issue 27, Poetry

WESTERN SPADEFOOT by Michael Rerick

Close up of a toad's face

Issue 27, Nonfiction, Philadelphia Writer/Poet

RICOCHET by Debra Fox

Overhead projection of victims' names with the phrase "May these names be a blessing."

Fiction, Issue 27

4:44 by Leland Cheuk

Issue 27, Nonfiction

AFTER MISS COLUMBIA by Kathryn Fitzpatrick

a beauty queen receiving her crown

Issue 27, Poetry

LAST SUMMER AT SUMMERLAND by Dana Fang

dark image of lilac flowers

Issue 27, Nonfiction

MAKING HUMANS by Misty Urban

Little girl working with hammer

Issue 27, Nonfiction, Visual Narrative

DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS by William J. Doan

Panel One: Dear Friends and Family. Text bubbles around the figure read from left to right: 1. It was as if I had brain worms constantly moving around in my head. Changing my mood and making me feel afraid of something all the time. 2. Fear responses. 3. Amygdala 4. Neural Circuitry. 5. Hippocampus 6. Prefrontal Cortex 7. I’m screwed 8. Where’s the off switch?

Issue 27, Poetry

SILO by Meggie Royer

17th c tulip painting

Issue 27, Poetry

DEAR CITY by Poul Lynggaard Damgaard

Houses in Aarhus, Denmark

Fiction, Issue 27

KINDNESS WOMAN by Michelle Ross and Kim Magowan

woman smiling broadly

Issue 27, Poetry

PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNEXPECTED, WITH FRIENDS by Peter Leight

green door, doorbell

Issue 27, Poetry

AQUIFER by Thomas Cook

blue water

Issue 27, Philadelphia Writer/Poet, Poetry

HOW IT IS by Alison Hicks

white car, aerial view

Issue 27, Poetry

BISCUIT POEM by Sophia Friis

a hand holding a biscuit

Art, Issue 27

STILL AND YET: Photographs by Richard Kagan

Issue 27, Poetry

BESIDES YOURSELF by Jean-Mark Sens

BW image of two figures with shadows

Issue 27, Poetry

TWO POEMS by Andrew Hamilton

yellow umbrella hovering over a lake

Issue 27, Poetry

SONNET FOR ALEXANDRIA by Benjamin Renne

sunset colors

Flash, Issue 27

How to Boil a Child by Michael Zimecki

child facing into the sunset

Fiction, Issue 27, Philadelphia Writer/Poet

EXPECTING HIM by Natalie Gerich Brabson

Little girl drawing with markers

Flash, Issue 27

TINY THINGS by TALEEN A. SHALEH

TINY THINGS by TALEEN A. SHALEH

Flash, Issue 27

TWO FLASH PIECES by Joshua Shaw

a candle

Flash, Issue 27

HOW TO (TRY TO) BE CUTE by Julie Benesh

Little girl in sailor suit looking down into street

Fiction, Issue 27

CONSTANCE COMES HOME by David Priest

living room with sofa, plant

Flash, Issue 27

POSTCARD FROM A JAPANESE BOXING GYM by Jason Emde

a pair of boxing gloves

Flash, Issue 27

THE PASSENGERS by Vivien Cao

beach at night

Flash, Issue 27

LIVE FOREVER by Stephen Wack

A shriveled peach

Flash, Issue 27

WHEN THE FAT LADY SINGS by Meg Pokrass