Special Feature: “My Great Hunger” by Stephanie Early Green
An essay on the intergenerational experience of eating and hunger issues, with photographs.
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miCRo: “When We Were Astronauts” by David DeGusta
David DeGusta foregrounds the mysticism of the personal against the era-defining scientific advancements of the moon landing, using a precisely-rendered long retrospective POV to take us to new and uncharted emotional territory.
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miCRo: “Playing Taps” by C.W. Bryan
Separated by walls and doors, the narrator of “Playing Taps” is still able to supply his mind with visual images of the neighbor he only hears.
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Writers’ Day Jobs: Karen Maner
Writer Karen Maner, a membership services manager at a nonprofit.
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miCRo: “Mirror” by Christopher Nelson
Christopher Nelson’s concrete poem looks at mental illness in a complex, gripping way.
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Special Feature: Christine Hale on Kevin McIlvoy’s “Gemels”
Contributor Christine Hale looks closely at grief and creativity by way of “Gemels,” a poem by her late husband, Kevin McIlvoy.
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excerpt from “We Fry Reggae” by Karen Maner
On a Friday in June 2022 the nurse practitioner warned my husband, Brad, and me that it might be...
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miCRo: “I’m Stronger Than the Romans” by Parker Wilson
In this piece by Parker Wilson, we meet an online fitness addict with an unforgettable voice.
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A Literary Pesto Recipe to Kick Off Your Spring
Ravi Mangla shares an unusual recipe for pesto.
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from “Adam’s Rib: Trans without Medicine” by Jay Sibara
As a child, I puzzled over the biblical story of Eve’s creation from one of Adam’s ribs: “And the...
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