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ec 10th 0 items inside masthead awards recommended bookstore recent issues issue 118 issue 117 issue 116 genres fiction nonfiction poetry visual art submissions guidelines submit shop bookstore cart back issues refund returns select page in this issue josje weusten cardboard car hanger its needle sharp smell penetrates the cheap shop the type where people riffle through racks thoughtlessly throwing underpriced things into carts intended purchases left behind in places different from where they were picked up it daniel thompson bettor in the giant s den the heart of the stone sweats in the foothills of some place or another i forgot where now in nevada the wet stone moldy in sweat moss drenched marinated in fungus warmth red splotched the casino is a lichen or a mold m brooke wiese unfavorable weather over the bay all week the wind pushed rough water up over the bulkhead wave on wave as far as you could see to the other side of the bay buffleheads and gulls unfazed bobbed up and down like surfers calmly waiting for the perfect dawson steeber are you coming back last night i tossed and turned the night torn mad with slamming doors and clanging radiators i threw pillows and covers all over the room woke in a terrible cold sweat i walked to the kitchen gingerly feeling the swollen sore pad of my travis stephens angels in the architecture suppose there are angels in every room sometimes seen at times confused with ghosts but no ghosts are impatient wanderers quick to put on boots stomp through the hedges angels half asleep thinking of cellos the flicker of mia sitterson what will i do until then buy seven white nectarines at the farmer s market eat one each day do this over and over as the nectarines become pears the pears become winter the leaves will turn to eggshells underfoot and i won t remember what it was r james sennett jr with barely a smack on the keister our young brother was sent back down home to till his soil solo vesuvius bile vomited out of bitter lips even still venom unabated poison spittle distorting the crops we consume hell it s in our clothing endgame dissolution jim ross fred johnson carousel johnson city new york one of six old carved carousels in the binghamton metro area known as the carousel capital of the world jim ross jim ross jumped into creative pursuits in 2015 after a rewarding career in public health rina park rina park she is a sophomore at chadwick international school in incheon south korea she has a deep interest in photography as a means of capturing the essence of society through everyday events and human relationships she uses her camera to explore the scott penney polynomial lines as points that flow from the first to last planes as groups of lines that define a surface some rippling surface a topographic map defined by rippling lines also to mean mountains but they move too fast to define a moving figure a matt leibel how to go through the drive thru car wash without your car leave it back home in the driveway this is your chance to be purified approach the drive thru entrance on foot like it s a cathedral of cleanliness shift your body into neutral and get ready for the ride minjae kim minjae kim he is a year 11 student at saint paul educational institutions in korea who enjoys capturing everyday moments through a cinematic lens his work often focuses on ordinary landscapes and daily scenes transforming them into visually atmospheric brian kim brian kim he is a year 12 student at nlcs jeju and an emerging young artist with a strong interest in architecture and design his work reflects a curiosity about how spaces are used experienced and improved in everyday life often inspired by his school scott nadelson four way stop the driver to my right is smiling gazing at each of us in turn waving us on for her i have no sympathy but for the one directly across the intersection a big eared fellow at least eighty years old if not closer to eighty five who came to a stop michael hower michael hower michael hower is a digital photographer and artist based in central pennsylvania originally trained in drawing and painting he transitioned to photography over a decade ago and has since exhibited in more than 150 juried exhibitions nationwide dylan hong dylan hong he is a student who explores natural elements and temporal change through photography he investigates how unpredictable outcomes emerge when responsive elements such as light structure wind time and physical force interact with the natural caroline hayduk the valley the roads were full of craters little divots grown wide by snow melt and balding tires clunk clunk clunking there was a gravity to the town felt in even the smallest of valleys this gravity kept feet planted behind the counter of one of the many pizza greta kaluževičiūtė greta kaluževičiūtė greta kaluževičiūtė is a lithuanian writer and amateur photographer her work explores intimacy proximity and the psychological tension embedded in everyday encounters she is also a psychoanalytic researcher and holds a phd in ken holland burn pit always our need to know the way a burn pit is in conversation with its burning how we are ordered to breathe to stand and breathe so our blood can acknowledge what is entering the lungs the particulates of precious jason davidson cadaver i dreamt last night that mothra died three pebbles and a few rented orphans attended her wake a modest affair i was working i was lurking inside a bouquet of forget me not s i was fucking around inside the last coyote s lair and i still needed a hair cut sharon goldberg dreamscape trailing behind my partner arnie and friend tom i ski toward dreamscape lift down déjà vu an intermediate park city run well within my skill set i m 69 with 35 years of experience under my parka although certainly not an expert the air is afternoon dara goodale relief valve it s february and the power company is working on our building s main heating line we sit in our living room with big sweaters and pants and socks and sip tea watching our breaths merge with the steam until we can t tell which is which maybe it doesn t greg freed referred pain the fair thing is to tell the ending he finishes talking his expression is that of a man who has thrown a bomb and wants to see what happens but worries he s miscalculated the blast radius how glamorous it might be to throw a drink in his face brian builta antlers reflected in water i wake with that fear again leaping then hindquarter stung i m out and i m fake how am i in charge of myself i m wasted opportunity a bug lit for only a second i hiccup madly remove the dart resume my unfounded max cavitch max cavitch max cavitch is a photographer writer and teacher in philadelphia his photographs have been published in periodicals including al tiba9 contemporary art amsterdam quarterly atlantic northeast blue mesa review denver quarterly feral a journal suhjin chey suhjin chey she is a sophomore at seoul scholars international with a strong interest in how emotions particularly fear and anxiety can be expressed through visual language for her art is a quiet and reflective process that helps her observe and translate lucinda cummings pockets when my firstborn son benjamin attended morning preschool his grandma picked him up afterwards and they spent afternoons together while i worked on my birthday the year he was 3 benjamin asked his gamma for white fabric he cut out four jagged cotton robin carstensen log book camp mystic kerrville texas northern hemisphere planet earth texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local disaster warning systems this year michael roberts featured artist michael c roberts michael c roberts is a retired pediatric psychologist and professor he has digital and film photographs in burningword the canary the storms feral cholla needles cantos the healing muse cold moon right hand pointing door is a jar jane hammons featured author signal texas dawns humid green anole at my feet skims hot deck planks pink dewlap pulses orchid throbs crimson anole gutters along downspout adhesive toepads cling release skitter lust out of view in caliche cactus wood chip garden when sun carston anderson carston anderson carston anderson is currently a graduate student in boston massachusetts jack bordnick studio jack bordnick studio bordnick s interest is to create meaningful works of art that all people and cultures can enjoy as a photographer and sculptor he has been able to share his professional experiences in ways that benefit both business and community kenneth boyd hot rhythm archibald motley united states 1961 the backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy carl von clausewitz 1780 1831 if this dream could dance i d feel it in my veins circulating in rhythms of dazzling dances the fusion of primitive dawson steeber are you coming back last night i tossed and turned the night torn mad with slamming doors and clanging radiators i threw pillows and covers all over the room woke in a terrible cold sweat i walked to the kitchen gingerly feeling the swollen sore pad of my foot featured author jane hammons jane hammons taught writing for three decades at uc berkeley where she received a distinguished teaching award upon retirement she moved to austin texas for five years before returning home to new mexico her writing appears in numerous journals and anthologies alaska quarterly review southwestern american literature the main street rag yellow medicine review hint fiction norton the eastover anthology of rural writers of color 2023 and 2024 the maternal is political seal press and selected memories hippocampus books she enjoys photography as part of her writing practice and three of her photographs are included in taking it to the streets a visual history of protest and demonstration an exhibition of the austin history center she is an enrolled citizen of the cherokee nation read more featured artist michael roberts michael c roberts is a retired pediatric psychologist and professor he has digital and film photographs in burningword the canary the storms feral cholla needles cantos the healing muse cold moon right hand pointing door is a jar camas hindsight straylight thimble ponder closed eye open alchemy spoon 3rd wednesday the right words cardinal sins human obscura blue mesa review the word s faire and elsewhere in his recent photography he has been exploring minimalism as projection and abstraction the simplicity of minimalism reduces both nature and the human made to their basics revealing the essential beauty in structure and form although austere these silhouetted images of nature allow the viewer to appreciate the world s simple complexity and basic beauty read more print digital issues issue 118 apr 2026 featuring issue 118 published april 2026 features works of poetry flash fiction short nonfiction and visual art by carston anderson jack bordnick studio kenneth boyd brian builta robin carstensen max cavitch suhjin 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