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Exquisite Corpus

By GEETHA IYER

When I teach them about ChatGPT, I want them to eviscerate it.


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11 Mar 2025

BACK OF THE ENVELOPE

A round, microscopic slide of one translucent krill and several translucent copepods

Bags

By DIEGO ALFARO PALMA

Bags eat away at the steadfast beliefs held by human beings regarding usefulness. Through this very effective tactic, they determine their multiplication and survival.

5 Mar 2025

POETRY

Image shows a close up of long, bristled, and tall purple-pink flowers clustered together, with bright sunlight illuminating them. The background is blurred but emerald green grass and coniferous trees can be seen. In the rop right corner, the bright blue sky is visible.

Drama

By STEPHANIE CAWLEY

This could be my play where I am watering my sibling’s tomato plants in the morning and the play is / me thinking about you watching me water the tomato plants, which you aren’t doing.

3 Mar 2025

MICRO

A photo of a house at a slight upward angle; out of frame, the sun shines in near the top left corner and there are white roses with pinkish edges around many of the petals blooming in front of the house.

Lunch al Fresco

By ELIZABETH BOLTON

...it won't end well for your white pants.

25 Feb 2025

TRANSLATION

A photo of tampons arranged diagonally facing the top-right corner, strings straight so that they look like swimming sperm against a dark blue background.

Butch Palace for the Son

By IBANJIHA

Among lesbians, butches are men and femmes women. But at the center of the butch, too, is the uterus—the 자궁(子宮), that is, a “palace for the son.”