The B Sides by Amanda Hawk
At the bus stop, I find myself listening to the playlist you left me. They say the true gems of an artist are the B-sides of their greatest hits, so you chose me treasures from musicians you hated, and told me this is the soundtrack of our love. I learn to repeat each song over […]
It’s True I Missed the Northern Lights by Angie Blake-Moore
even though they came unexpectedly close above our neighborhood because I was sleeping and it was cloudy anyway but this morning both cats came to sleep on the bed with me and after I opened the window there was a brief rain that turned into a hailstorm here in May and the dog sought comfort […]
then go find less by Linda M. Crate
i tried to pray the gay away, but it turns out i am more holy than anyone who ever claimed that queer people were abominations; i felt shame over something that i had no control over because i was taught it was a sin— my mother told me twice i better not be a lesbian, […]
Delirium by Cat Mulrooney
When madness comes, be Ophelia foretelling doom. Be Sylvia with a bell jar full of bones. Be Anne, haunted and haunting, a witchbitch against the dark sky. When madness comes, be Lilith screaming into the night. Be Lady MacBeth with blood stained hands. Peel back the yellow wallpaper and fill your pockets with smooth stones. […]
Imagine the Darkness is Your Calling by Kait Quinn
after Andrea Gibson* How your eyes torch the night so you can see the feast laid out in front of you. Imagine you do not bloom for the sun; you wait patiently for the moon, and there are so few who do, and you sing like a choir of crickets calling each other home. Imagine […]
