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The Petting Zoo

Jade Song -

The West Coast girl was elevated. Royalty above the crowd, throwing back a glass of clear liquid. She danced on a table placed at...

I’m a Fan

Sheena Patel -

Excerpted from I'm A Fan, forthcoming from Graywolf I live in the world of mass consumerism, picking out kitchenware and furniture from Ikea, pining for...

Like a Cloud, Lighter than Air

Kate Doyle -

After Christmas, as she tries to swim up from her sadness, things which had always seemed laughable to Helen become comforting: Fate, for example....

Peek-a-Boo

Naomi Wood -

One evening in July, when I couldn’t sleep – the baby was pressing down on my bladder – I received a call from Carin...

Time’s Medusa

Brian Russell Roberts -

For ten years, mama and me lived alone in Utah’s Sevier Desert in a stone cabin at the base of the Drum Mountains. At...

Waterfall

Kris Hartrum -

I put on my white karate uniform and tied my belt. I re-tied my belt so it looked symmetrical. I imagined I was tough...

Affection

Emily Zhou -

After Sylvie found out that Marina was dropping out of graduate school, she sent her a long, philosophical email that ended with an invitation...

Death or The Dog

Jane Morton -

When you see the dog you might not know you are seeing him. He is black from snout to tail. And sometimes you might...

Coprolalia

Chloe Alberta -

I. I try to write about constipation and it turns into something about my mother. Okay. She used to give me enemas, in all those...

I’m A Mid-Thirty

Leesa Fenderson -

And from time to time I take used rolls of toilet paper from restaurants. Not time to time so much as all the time....