Even in Saltwater
Andrea Eaker’s short story traces a relationship realizing it has no roots
Sugarcoats
Filipino creative Leandro Reyes’ wistful poem ponders a lost connection. With art by Luchina Akhmad
All of that Damned Alice Imagery
A love poem colored by Alice in Wonderland. With art by Marina Alaeva
Flesh Love All
This issue’s cover star, Flesh Love All is a photo series by Japanese photographer Hal, where he vacuum seals families and couples in their home environment
Red Moon
Serena Alagappan’s poem “Red Moon” weaves the vulnerabilities and intimacies of forming relationships with others and with God and all the pain and love that comes in between
Old Love
Dutch photographer Annabel Oosteweeghel creates stories of intimacy between six older couples, whom she photographed in original 1960s houses, as a nod to and revival of the sexual freedoms from that era
Two Poems
Jane Ayres offers two vividly imagistic poems on nature and love
The Labor Arc
chaimihai's self-reflective new poem unravels the labors of anxiety.
“Monster in My Bed” & Others
A series of paintings depicting queer narratives through mythological figures, by Paul Anagnostopoulos.
When We Go
A walking poem, by Bhrigu Bhatra.
he is a town
Imagining a relationship as a city, a possible home. New in poetry, by Zoe Jane Patterson.
two mouths
Swiveling between two loves, Vamika Sinha presents a choice as a poem.
Love Easily
In a spin on a pastoral poem, S K Garcia has an affair with her surrounding landscape.
Wild Jungle Boy
New in poetry, by Tzy Jiun Tan.
Plastic Doesn't Die
A climate-focused poem by Amna Al Harmoodi.
Traveler 1
A poem in movement that harks back to Cicero, by Lucy Western.
principles of past, present, future
Giana Moreno melds the cold, bluntness of numbers with the failure of a relationship.
What Do You Want?
Layan Ismail plays out a painful breakup in Egypt in this new short story.
blue jeans
In preparation for a date, Vamika Sinha wonders about the could-have-beens and what-could-be’s in this subtly melancholic poem.
Walking on the Edge of Myself
In an incredible new short story, Samantha Neugebauer tells the story of Lula, an enigmatic figure.