Tag: 53.1

Scar

Nancy Mitchell As you grew it grew. A foghorn moaned in a sea        of soybeans. Nothing      the cop said, to see here.   But you stayed and waited until you saw your face—         a...

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The Loquacious Cowboy Gets Abducted by the Laconic Aliens

Aaron Sandberg Typical American to never shut up, they think. Doesn’t he know they come in peace? They wonder why they picked this part of the planet to survey. His rusty spurs clink against the...

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Date Night

Alex Tretbar We came here for the endangered Chilean sea bass but I can’t even hear myself chew over the smooth jazz. It is appropriately unbearable when I decide to butter my bread instead of...

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A Psalm

Brian Russell Roberts Some songs feel exactly like drowning. Especially when they’re sung by a plain-looking miner whose every breath feels like it’s his last, sung as if he was locked in the...

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Susan Dashiell

“Mask 1” Original handcut collage “Strutting” Original handcut collage Susan Dashiell is an ESL teacher living in Bloomfield, NJ who enjoys collaging during quiet moments....

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No One is Coming to Save You

Sarah Bradley BANANA BREAD          Every day we asked ourselves if we should leave, and every day the answer was yes, only we didn’t know how. We weren’t...

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Kel Hudson

“Ensomhet” Acrylic on canvas Kelley “Kel” Hudson is an artist with an interest in fictional and actual, lived in spaces. Her work focuses on reoccurring daily life moments but also...

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Søren Weeps Piña Colada

Helena Olufsen We arrive in mojito-scented fogs and splay the contents of our suitcases across every bed, dresser, and chaise lounge. Our new home is a white sandstone palace with tall arch doorways,...

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Irakli Mirzashvili

“Do Not Bend” Cut/Paste paper collage Irakli Mirzashvili grew up in a family of visual artists in Tbilisi, country of Georgia, and enjoys writing, working in oil pastels, creating...

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The Good Friday Quake

Debra Dean Because it’s 1964, birth is still an act of revelation. An x-ray has confirmed that our mother is carrying twins, but shows nothing else, not the babies’ genders or if they are forming...

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