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The Camper

Caleb Johnson -

When I was twelve my momma moved us into a camper parked in Uncle Jeff’s yard. There was a bunk over the cab, where...

Selkie

Abby Geni -

My sister was found as a newborn at the edge of the ocean, washed up on the beach by the tide. She lay on...

Deer Women

Amber Blaeser-Wardzala -

Allison had been waiting for Deer Woman to avenge her for more than a year now, and on the day she realized Deer Woman...

Warehouses

Brandon Taylor -

Per was off work for a week with a concussion. He spent most of that time on a pull-out in the darkened living room...

The Flower Arranger

Landon McKinley -

Oh, he always had anxiety. I’ve never met anyone that was so nervous, it’s like anytime anything in his surroundings stepped out of line...

Free to Be

Rosa Boshier-González -

When we first created your FreeToBe account, you included me and our Australian shepherd in all your pictures. I helped put your profile together,...

Ballads and Balisongs

Marcus Clayton -

The bar in the heart of their hometown stinks of their teen years. Mezcal and machista cologne smearing the walls, but this is where...

Deleuze and Guattari

Jackson Frons -

I sprawled on a pale Florida beach while Connor read and the sun undulated hideously above the ocean. This was two languid, expectant days...

Long Bushy Tail

Mateo Askaripour -

I Woody sat across from his boss’s boss, Clarence, silent. Clarence, general manager of Audi of Huntington, stared back at him, silent. “You know I don’t...

Validity

Grace Byron -

Before the plane landed Iris chugged her last bit of Riesling and scrolled through her notifications. Dozens of pastel affirmations about trans women’s resilience...