jesus said
i am crispy
i said
prove it
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
from the book
Heehee /
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- November 7, 2026
Brooke Sahni
1.
When I'm crouched on my heels in front of the young dead buck, 1 can hear the landscaper in the distance tell my mother that he thinks I'm beautiful.
- November 6, 2026
José A. Alcántara
He has already beaten my mother,
my brother, and for the first time
has punched my son, who is now twenty
but in the dream is only six,
- November 5, 2026
Francis Dylan Waguespack
When the grid failed during The Storm, I re-arranged bowls
across the floor, my archipelago of last chances, drip-drops
from the spigot marking time, each ping an echo of my stut-
stuttering heartbeat.
- November 4, 2026
Lorna Crozier
Take the thickest socks.
Wherever you're going
you'll have to walk.
- November 3, 2026
Bleah Patterson
because she taught me butter, saute all of the butter
add all of the sugar
stir in all of the heavy cream
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