POETRY

Sedimentary

By AMY M. ALVAREZ

belief calcifies bone-hard, bound to fracture.

ESSAY

Halalala

By ANKUR PARIKH

My son opens his mouth to show me a loose tooth, and for a moment I see everything.


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10 Jun 2026

WIT TEA

A boat speeds through crystal blue waters.

Lies, I Tell You

By BENJAMIN NIESPODZIANY

Leaving / the party in a boat / yet arriving on a blimp.

8 Jun 2026

BACK OF THE ENVELOPE

Arnold Böcklin's painting titled "Faun and whistling Blackbird." Depicts a faun--man with hooved feet and small horns--laying under a small hill, a black bird perched above him on a branch. On the right side of the faun is a pen and two sheets of paper. The sky is clouded with the sun peeking in on the left.

Participant Observation

By NIKO KRISTIC

Cringe but free. Honest in delusion & accepted into honest delusion – participants in wonderful, mutual dream.

1 Jun 2026

MICRO

A photo a slightly rose/flower bush in the forefront. In the background, much more clearly, is a photo of a museum with a large domed roof. There is a eagle statue and a long pole with an American flag at the top. Photo is by Earl Wilcox on Unsplash.

On public services

By HENRY KNEISZEL

I mourn the part of me that must have died
to be surprised by such a thing.