The Islander
A short story set in downtown Abu Dhabi, about a lonely figure who lives with a local tailor.
Queer Body and Soul
Amanda Malamut weaves together their Catholic past with their queerness in this new poem. Accompanying artwork by Marcus Fessler.
The Witching Hour: Watching “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
In this essay, Ria Golovakova talks about childhood magic and the new Netflix show about Sabrina the witch.
Times Square, 2am
New in fiction, Zoe Jane Patterson trawls through New York City’s Times Square in the dead of night. What happens next?
Strayed: A Sonnet
Wild women, wolves and love collide in Zoe Patterson's new sonnet.
A School for Little Witches
Giant toads, spell books, and a little girl. Zoe Jane Patterson’s new short story uses magical realism to unravel subtle political commentary.
A Documentary Poem: Stand Up Comedy is Not Funny.
A wry, formally experimental poem by Arthur De Oliveira.
Man-whore
Zoe Jane Patterson sharpens the focus on the gray areas of consent and slut-shaming.
Boys Your Age
“Before they could afford a car they had already / Driven you insane” – new in milk & vodka, a poem blasting how patriarchy entraps men and hurts women.
In my brother I see:
A tender ode to the poet’s brother, by Mhraf Worku.
Taking the RER B
In this new creative nonfiction piece, Vamika Sinha offers a series of vivid vignettes, each set at a different metro station in Paris.
Don't lie to me, mother
A poem on how women inherit and pass down patriarchal rigidity.
White Girl
New in milk & vodka — reclaiming what it means to exist as and be called a “white girl.”
Miss Havisham
An acidic, surreal poem on feminine rage.
Mother
A mother and daughter meet across time, its silences and absences.