The Whiteout, Testaments, and Other Poems
Dreary Days Were what I lived for. The hiss of school buses was Replaced by the high pitched scrape Of…
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Modern Modernity Pt. 2
Suzanne carried Ariel in one arm, the baby resting on her hip. Her eyes were bright and her mouth puckered…
Taking on the Universe
All I did was go to sleep one night. The day had ended. Work was done, and I was spent.…
Queen and That’s Not Love
Looks everywhere. Smile frowns. They don’t know what to think of her dark brown skin. Is something unknown? Over here…
Get to Know the Artist: Husband
Meet Michael Paolino aka Husband, a rock-n-roll artist from down under. Paolino has been entertaining his whole life but just…
Mami Said
I touched my red swollen lips. How they blistered and burned, like walking barefoot in a Macy’s parking lot. I…
Modern Modernity Pt. 1
It’s stupid to fall for gay guys. That’s what my sister Suzanne said while she scoured the stovetop. But Grover…
Drone Man, Executed…, and Pandora’s Box
My favorite pit bull Clarence His savage sharp teeth Protrude from his drooling mouth Mimicking a Lion in starved rage…
Between Veins, Guaranteed Delivery by December 24th, and Other Poems
Except for being a little heavier The air feels mostly the same, calling for sweatshirts instead of t-shirts. I walk…
Literature Review: Melissa Mendelson’s “Porcelain” Classically Thrilling
Melissa Mendelson’s Porcelain, a horror novella in her upcoming Notebook Stories series, features Paige and Shelli, sisters spending a seemingly…