10 Stories From The Bible In No Particular Order by Ian Baaske 1. POTIPHAR’S WIFE When she was a girl and her father would bring her with him to the market, Zuleika would feel the older men’s stares. She remembers the dust and noise and heat mixing...
A Lucky Man by Daniel Coshnear Kevin had not been enjoying the game of Jello in the backseat, the boys falling into each other with every curve in Highway 116, nor the shrieking. When the road straightens, it’s quiet enough to hear the radio — another...
Ghost Puppy by Kaely Horton The ghost of my ex-girlfriend twirled in a desk chair in the middle of the kitchen, chewing gum. My mother paused in the doorway, grocery bag handles straining against the crook of her elbow, and pointed. “Is she real?” she asked. “Because...
On Some Excuses For Feeling Pierced By Existence by Jay Aquinas Thompson Ordinary: she wasordinary in her birdyfury& thatgrownup oversteepedbitterness seeping in-to every story: in thisphoto sheoh wows an immensechrysalis-pale mapleleaf I lift to her...
Domestic Panic by Michael Schmeltzer Bored, bipedal & drug addledis how I spend my days off-kilter. Kilometer by kilometerI march politely away from being the spouse who could sewanother meal into memory. Be honest, no one should celebratethe body’s ordinary...
