El Bentivegna is the founding editor of Jagged Edge Press. Their debut chapbook, Confirm Humanity, was published by Rockwood Press in 2025, and their chapbook FUTUREQUEST is forthcoming from Ethel Zine and Micropress in 2026. Their work can be found in HAD, *82 Review, and elsewhere. El lives in Cleveland Heights with their husband and their four cats: Azula, Momo, Oliver, and Marzipan.

INSIGHT

Orbiting

By EL BENTIVEGNA

What does forty-six billion light years look like to you? I am a palimpsest of everything I’ve ever loved.