C. E. Janecek FINDINGS: There is a T1 hypointense, T2 hyperintense lesion within the left anterior pituitary. This measures approximately 6 mm coronal by 5 mm sagittal by 7 mm craniocaudal. The...
Kale Hensley In vain, I wore this flesh as a mistake, bred so proper by this derelict age. Oh, despise do I the decorum of being crossed: be meek, forgive ...
Daniel Brennan the gift. the gift horse. the horse’s mouth. the rubber cut of tongue and sour steep of breath. the outstanding threat: never look. the troublesome desire to look. his tongue pressed...
Mary Simmons Yes. Yes. What else is there to say? There are no wolves in the forest. We killed them all and let our children beg. Meat in the sun, sweet enough. Basketfuls of hungry, hungry flies....
Giljoon Lee Which came first? The egg or the sperm. The apple or the throat. My throat closing in on itself. Umma putting sweet yuja tea to my lips. Saying, When the body is ill, the nectar...
Georgia Lavigne They say it knows when you’ll die. Everyone’s got a file in every drawer. The higher you climb the more accurate the file gets. Bottom few levels it’s just a sheet of paper with...
Shreya Fadia They say that when you’re pregnant, fetal cells migrate through the placenta, embedding themselves into the interior fabric of you, the process a sort of colonization, the result a...
Rukan Saif The last time I saw my father this close to God was when the doctors cut open his chest and took his heart into their palms and named it lost. So when he declines the call to prayer for...
Cila Warncke Content Warning: This essay contains depictions of and discusses the following sensitive topics: sexual assault. Everything has two handles, one by which you can carry it, the other...