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Issue 12
11:52AM
by Evan Fleischer | May 10, 2026 | Poetry | Aesthetic pleasure!?, Political complicity!?
From a London rooftop to Fred Again’s music through podcast culture to Louisiana’s racial history to a speaker standing at the edge of a roof…
Oh Brother!
by George Ferenczi | May 10, 2026 | Non-Fiction | “really terrible things!”
Gauzy Boho Chic
by Aanum Khan | May 10, 2026 | Fiction | Sassy!!, #activism
Thanksgiving at Grandma’s house
by Lisa Lahey | May 10, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Startled
Issue 11
am i a machine?
by Suman Mondal | May 3, 2026 | Poetry | Startled, am i a machine?!
The simple question: am I a machine?! A postmodern reflection on anxiety, machine-like life, and alienation.
Sometimes the Tracks You Left in My Brain Bleed
by Sophie Cornwell | May 3, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Alarmed
Issue 10
Stone Bodies
by Clare Young | April 26, 2026 | Poetry | Alarmed, Shocked
A eulogy carved in lies. “Loving fathers” are remembered in stone. Victims in silence.
The Witch Contemplates Identity at the Traffic Light
by Steve Hamelman | April 26, 2026 | Fiction | Is he allowed to say this?!!?
Visions of Home
by Paul St.Cyr | April 26, 2026 | Fiction | Anxiety, Shocked
A restless night. A messy apartment. Heated. Anxious. Love feels real—or purely imagined?
every 3 days
by Geoffrey Aitken | April 26, 2026 | Poetry | Surprised, Alarmed
Issue 9
When We Went for Coffee
by Sarah Smith | April 19, 2026 | Fiction | Alarmed, Shocked
She didn’t realize she was haunting him until she saw the fear in his eyes. All had been done. All was left in the cafe.
Charlotte
by Grace Raidan | April 19, 2026 | Fiction | Shocked, Frightened
Charlotte was left behind in the woods, but it doesn’t seem to stay buried…
A TYPOSTORY. II
by Richard Kostelanetz | Aprl 19, 2026 | Experimental | $tartled
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Issue 8
burn burn burn!
by Lindsey Dahms-Nolan | April 12, 2026 | Poetry | Startled, Scorched
A reflection of her childhood in Northern California; marked by fire and a feeling of loss.
Belated!
by Gretta Trafficante | April 12, 2026 | Fiction | Royally surprised! Royally confused!
A princess finally wakes from her fairy-tale sleep—only to discover the real world is the nightmare.
A Love Letter to Grief
by Cindy Phan | April 12, 2026 | Non-Fiction | Moved, Touched
Victimless Crime
by Ken Poyner | April 12, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Startled, Alarmed
A town where people quietly become dandelions begins to wonder if vanishing is a choice—or something chosen for them.
Issue 7
The Death of You
by Mileva Anastasiadou | April 5, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Confused
After the death, the doctor prescribes a tonic, but when the mask slips, there is nobody left to belong.
to the core
by Kelly Esparza | April 5, 2026 | Poetry | Astonished
Though the body is sliced and served, the core remains—too tough to consume, even when all else is gone.
Fly to Mouth
by LM Therrien | April 5, 2026 | Fiction | Startled, Shocked
Bigger than Life
by Santiago Eximeno | April 5, 2026 | Poetry | Depressed
Children replace their grandfather with a puppet, and nothing seems wrong.
Issue 6
Parlay
by Katherine Noble | March 29, 2026 | Fiction | Shocked, Delighted
Lesbian boyfriends, small-time scams, a vampire—and the rejection of one of humanity’s most treasured promises: eternal life.
Plight
by Carl Scharwath | March 29, 2026 | Poetry | Heartbroken, Moved
Where love is absent, it still finds a way to grow.
Maze
by Dylan Lloyd | March 29, 2026 | Poetry | Awakened, Stirred
A struggle to render the heart—caught between shame, desire, and faith. A selection from the recent collection Coffee Walk Poetry.
A VIOLENCE AT CEDAR LAKE
by George Freek | March 29, 2026 | Poetry | Overwhelmed
Nature, unfeeling, immense, and supreme, moves without regard for those insignificant beings beneath.
Issue 5
A Scene from the Zoo
by M.C. Schmidt | March 22, 2026 | Fiction | Disturbed, Haunted
A Choice is made. A choice that should never exist between a silent mother and a dangling child.
A Supercool Guy
by Stuart Cavet | March 22, 2026 | Fiction | Disturbed, Satisfied
A revenge story of a man reduced to glass and then shattered. It turns out he is really is a supercool guy…
by Zary Fekete | March 22, 2026 | Fiction | Unsettled, Haunted
Dogs in Minnesota. Dogs in Jakarta. An insightful reflection on human agency, revealed through dogs.
Issue 4
Ode to Frog
by Madeline Merritt | March 15, 2026 | Essay | Delighted
An intimate essay about frogs—or the small things in life that cherish you. Agency in life, metamorphosis, and tadpoles…
Issues
by Patrick Connors | March 15, 2026 | Essay | Warned
From wild fires to Gaza. An insightful reflection on the state of our world, a powerful warning to what it shouldn’t be.
Sarah said so
by Cithara Patra | March 15, 2026 | Fiction | Startled, Gasp
Dolls are just dolls, they can’t move or talk, but can they… It turns out they really can be watching you
Issue 3
Little Bird
by Matti Ben-Lev
March 8, 2026 | Fiction | Startled, Alarmed
A wounded bird, a cruel neighbor, and a boy pushed to prove he is not a baby. A powerful interpretation on how fragile childhood innocence can be.
The Ghosts of Cruising’s Past
by Riley Joseph | March 8, 2026 | Fiction | Scared
Locked inside a public bathroom overnight, a man find out that some cruising spots never forget their past visitors.
Issue 2
split ends
by Chanel Klein
March 1, 2026 | Poetry | BOING !
Punctuated. Kinetic. Heated. Body paces. Gaze lingers. When restraint begin to tremble.
Rank Sturgeon and the Board
by Eli S. Evans | March 1, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Gadzooks!
A Kafkaesque flash about the bureaucracy in a committee about…Boards?!
Issue 1
Depression and Small Rebellions
by John F. Gerrard | Feb 22, 2026| Essay | Me too! , Realization
An intimate essay on depression and the “small rebellions” that move us toward wellness, written by a mental health expert
The Despair of Hope
by Sam Hendrian| Feb 22, 2026 | Poetry | Alarm, Unexpected Hope
We often look at despair and hope as two sides of a coin, but perhaps they share the same edge.
Issue 0
The Mark
by The Editors | Feb 16, 2026 | Flash Fiction | Startled & Alarmed
The opening flash! Just something dark about the mark that we often ignore.
