Claudia Monpere: The Periodic Family
Claudia MonpereWriting this book was like playing dolls as a kid. Make characters do whatever the hell I wanted.
This Dog Wore a Camera That Took Photos When Its Heart Raced With Excitement
Jess BowersEverything else that dog’s heart shot is a poem about itself.
The weight of a human head is about that of a medium-sized watermelon
Rachel SmithI carry my head in a cloth bag printed with the name of a museum I never went to.
my uncle’s girlfriend tells us about the flying lesson
Arik M.there are as many sides to a man, she said
Curtis Smith: this heart
Curtis SmithThere’s a freedom to the whole endeavor—I don’t feel pressure to publish or produce—I just want to sit down and lose myself in my work for a few hours.
In Their 30s the Jokes Keep Coming
Claudia MonpereOf course his ghost will visit during those 10 years...
Start Slowing Down Now Because a Big Curve Is Coming Up
Jeffrey HermannHe didn’t know the road, but I did.
After Graduation
Laura Jane CrawfordIn the straitjacket of summer, we go to a movie about a dying man.
Wellness Check
Kim MurdockAnd she's whirling again, our mother, hair plastered like so much seaweed against her face.
We Chose “Resting Pose” Because He Was So Very Tired by the End
Emily RinkemaRusty was in no condition to be taxidermied, but it was too late.
Photo Story: Wilt
Cheryl SnellThe kitchen window framed the panorama of our dailiness: the kiss of tea to tongue, seasons pouring down against the glass.
The Suicide’s Sister
Sarah FrelighI used to catch him studying the map of his right hand, forefinger tracing a highway of veins coursing north from wrist to palm, peninsula of fingers jutting into the air.
Four Seasons with Uncle Pidio
Veronica MontesIn the winter of my eighth year, Uncle Pidio pressed a nickel into my palm for every walnut I extracted, intact, from its shell.
