Emily as Unaccountable (January 13th, 2026)
Taillights out& no blinking signals,Emily turned offthe two-lane highwayinto a field we didn’t own& parked the carso that we could set the caron fire to make lovein front of a…
Delicate Gods • A Dollar for Every Crow
Delicate GodsWhen I close my eyes, somehow I still smell the encyclopedia pages, carpetand pencil, smudging into the crossing valleysof my palm—not knowing every word, but feelingthem heavy with meaning,…
The First Phone Call in 7 Months • Subdivisions
The First Phone Call in 7 MonthsYour voice arriving from the base where you are stationed overseas, a drawl of Carolina lapsing to a yawn. The distance yawning, too, a…
A Reading from the Book of Margie
or Psalms My Mother Has Left Me
Victoria Morrow | Honorable Mention | Poetry
metamorphis • talk to me about procreation • divine pears
Victoria Garcia | Honorable Mention | Poetry
I Don’t Know George
just messaged him on Marketplace to purchase his old metal Ikea cupboard, which I didn’t need but wanted — for its dark green enamel sheen, for the predictableclang of its…