The Feast of Fabian, According to Theobald the Pious - Karen Walker
“The goose is a watchman. More than any other creature of Almighty God, it discerns the character of men. Cackles a warning when it witnesses wrong.”
Blind Love - Atlas Booth
“At that moment he decided it was the most beautiful thing he had ever heard.”
Lithuanian History - Jill E. Anderson
“Now he counts on his fingers
within the bristled halo
that surrounds his hand.
He arrives at no solution.”
Don’t Write Poetry - Everett Cruz
“And the moon, erase it from your memory
it belongs to all the other poets. “
Natural Bodies - Gemma Elliott
“I had never been particularly interested in my period until three events occurred in the same week: I got dumped, I lost my job, and I bought a menstrual cup in a burst of uncharacteristic environmental friendliness. “
Blue Moon, Bright Mars - William Cass
“Very rare: blue moon, bright Mars. Both rose just after sunset that late May evening.”
Inkling - Stephen Jackson
“Go to him, tell him I love him —
at least, give him an inkling.”
On Forgiving The Man Who Altered My Blood - Joshua Merchant
“who was i
but a glass
of water
unable to exist
without a pair
of lips”
Bounce - Kerry Langan
“I know so little about Vince, but he did like clean clothes, and I've liked men for less.”
The Living Mannequin - Sreelekha Chatterjee
“Was I still alive? Or, was it possible to hear human voices even after death?”
Bird of Paradise - Laura Pike
“She had found new homes for the last of her birds a week ago.”
The Water - Francesca Leader
“The sun sprawled over the surface of the water like honey, and it shook, sparkling, with deep, silent laughter.”