ISSUE â„– 

05

a literary journal in multiple time zones

May. 2024

ISSUE â„– 

05

a literary journal in multiple time zones

May. 2024

Recent Work

Conviction

Laila blames her vanishing libido on moving into Kasim’s apartment. She tries to remember the last time they had sex and feels guilty when...

Girls’ Church

Nothing the eye can see will make it bleed. -Igbo Proverb The other nurses hated me.  I wanted to believe it was not malicious but stemmed...

Catch and Release

1. Maisie’s on the verge of something spectacular. This, we know—and not because the nanosecond upticks of her gait, pulse, blinks, aerobic functions, shuddering fast-twitch...

Save the Cat

This summer, everyone is drinking Aperol spritzes, and Simon orders one now. I would love an Aperol spritz, he says to the waitress, emphasizing...

Local Distance

A leucistic moose, a pearled animal with starch-white fur and black eyes, dies to a kia soul going 79 on an upstate rural road....

Neighborhood Bakery

The Heritage Legacy Trust compliance officer looked through Calvin’s application materials for a third time. He watched her jeweled hands thumbing the vendor contracts,...

Big Tree

All the way to the hospital, through its various wings, and along its warren of corridors, I hope that my grandfather is dead, for...

The Possibilities

I was the last one to arrive, as usual. The six other women were in their folding chairs arranged around the bright green rug...

Tunnels

Back when we were friends, we spent Saturday nights in the tunnels. This was sophomore year, the cusp of fall in California, and at...