The Birds Fly Up; The Drunken Planet by Noah Berlatsky
The birds fly up,
The birds fly down,
The birds fly underneath the ground[...]
In layers of silt, beneath our feet
Their feathers rustle,
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Short Fiction and Poetry
Pride by Rene Tyo
That space on the wall had been empty long enough. The space was to be filled with the King of Beasts [...]
Nostalgia by John-Paul Cote
Harlan felt panicked that far down the dark alley. Something scurried between his feet. His shoes stuck in God knew what. [...]
A Sudden Calm by Brandon Shane
Old men puff cigars
as crows caw on wire,
and rain cleans the roofs,
spilling onto tarped stands [...]
The Green Room by Hannah Walker
I cannot tell you how long I have been in this room, long enough to commit all detail to memory. Useless knowledge [...]
Chicken Spending Her Time With Me by Terry Trowbridge
A chicken is not a poultice
even though I hug one to my chest.
She followed me around all Summer
pressing lawn under her scratchy toes [...]
an apology letter to my string of turtles by Alissa Miller
i have piled your shriveled shells in the corner of the windowsill. my knees fused together, i let the bedsheet terror consume me. [...]
Beneath Neon Dreams: A Beggar's Choice by Nicholas M
The stale air of the undercity hung heavy, clinging to Kai like a second skin. The incessant hum of the neon signs above, bleeding [...]
snowbirding by Natalye Childress
it’s springtime in the nearctic realm. another season
among the almácigo ends, as sun shadows contract. [...]
Prairie Boy by Gregg Norman
Canlit wild child
Homeboy emeritus
Frail and failing when I met him
Under Merna’s watchful eye [...]
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