Lunchtime Sketches
A peek inside Parisian painter Sandra Paris' notebook of food sketches and observations.
Curry with Dad
Cooking as a metaphor for family relationships. New in poetry, by Angie Lee.
Fried Bologna Sandwiches
A queer erotic poem masked under hot dogs and mayo, by Shane Allison.
Sweet Tooth
A photo series that begs for a closer look at life's sweetness – and the cost at which it comes.
Deadstock
“The idea of living on a farm with fresh eggs and pasture-raised chickens seemed so romantic, so ethically responsible” - Angelique Fawns recounts the struggles of living the idyllic life on a farm.
The Berry Fish Pie
Lillian Snortland weaves memories of her Grandma through a particular dessert dish
TV Dinner
TV Dinner is a modern symbol/icon of the often oppressive constraints of gender roles and life as a housewife in the 1950s.
Aunt Earline's Jelly Cake
An ode to the comfort cooking of a sweet aunt. New in poetry, by Shane Allison.
When I Get Home: Solange's Cartography
In When I Get Home, a title itself implying a road and destination tied to self, Solange sketches a journey, maps out the paths that have led her to this exact moment as both artist and woman and black being.
D-Natural Blues
A 50-year-old Italian jazz guitarist gambles with a group of weed-smokers in this gripping short story about middle-age nothingness.
Flow with the Water
Aron Braunsteiner's stream of haikus reflect on water in five different languages.
cambridge, ma
A melancholic love poem set at Harvard.
McNight
A drive-thru poem invoking images of grease, fries, and capitalist labor.
van Gogh and Romanticizing the Tortured Artist
Depression is not a prerequisite for creativity. If anything, it stunts it, writes Calum Armitage in this op-ed.
The Wheel
New in fiction, a Coney Island story by Zoe Jane Patterson.
workshop in an abu dhabi library
A curious, observational poem by Samantha Neugebauer.
Unfeeling Fortunato
“Bumps that you didn’t ask for, ink that you did” – Amal Al Shamsi takes a step back to look at the human body in new, quirky ways.
We Take What We're Given
A powerful personal essay by Samantha Neugebauer about self-image, weight, travel, love, and body positivity.
Fever Drain
A dark, magically realist tale about a woman and her male partner.
The Islander
A short story set in downtown Abu Dhabi, about a lonely figure who lives with a local tailor.