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protostar

jael jean I was inside of my mind the other day. Saw my late father smack Sawyer upside the head. Saw my older brother retreat further behind his ribcage. There were times that he bared it –...

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Unsolicited Malady

Danielle Bradley Patricia was waiting to hear if her kidney stone was large enough to be surgically removed. It was the first thing, the kidney stone being too big to safely pass through her urethra,...

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Hulk Princess Birthday Party

Sharon S.Y. Lee The birthday party has reached its frenzied apex and hurtles towards the cake cutting finale, but Sarah wishes that she could rewind time—before she set the party budget, before she...

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Missouri Pastoral 01

Brooke Spalding I’m angry when neighbors roll slow and talk                         about god through the salt-caked  mini-van...

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Pruning Practice

Lydia Kim Every few days, a hair pokes up from the glossy surface of the hairline pimple she popped. It had crusted over like a manhole cover, then healed and left a slight, smooth curve. She pulls...

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Nataliia Burmaka

Wedding Bouquet Acrylic on stretched canvas, 65 x 90 cm Nataliia Burmaka (Ukraine/Finland) is a poet and an artist. Her works were shown in exhibitions in Finland and were featured in magazines such...

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A text that read “I love you” and a follow up

grace (ge) gilbert A text that read “I love you” and a follow up to qualify what that meant. That there is something familiar, like we’ve seen each other in a past life. The guilt of the dream...

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Two Burials

Jumaana Abdu 2025 Fiction Contest Winner Luqmān waited until Hābil was dead before he took stock of their camp. There was an eagle at the mouth of the cave with a brown snake under its claw. It...

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Phi Phi AN

“As far as half the way to the Gateway” Analog photograph, black and white “As far as half the way to the Gateway” Analog photograph, black and white Phi Phi AN is a...

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The Worst Portland in America

Jordan Hamel Fraternal twin rivers womb the memorial plaza. A town in utero, pet food cannery,  chapel of ease, hockey rink,  camping store. We carried  folding chairs to the oxbow  behind the...

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