Issue 01 | Spring 2024
Heel
I don’t know why you’re still here.
The Archive’s First Reveal
There is a door that she’s always wondered about.
For a Long Distance Friend
I discovered a shortcut into town today. It’s the stairs, from the dirt road, from the trail by the ocean…
Desfrutar
Desfrutar means to “enjoy” in Portuguese…
An Asp Is Known By Her Fangs Alone
I hate art and I absolutely do not want to talk about it.
Maw
A Song for Summer
Existential coffee for breakfast. By the pool there is a buzzing sound…
Geese in the Graveyard
By winter, I had made it out west.
Living Facility
Business was slow. I hung out at home buzzing on coffee, thinking about what to do…
I Dream of Fawns
I am 4 maybe 5 when grandma died…
Taylor Tharpe Sailor’s Harp
There is a place in the sun.
Cora
The apartment was quiet. Max had just left to drive to Burbank to go to an AA meeting…
An Uncategorized List of Unattainable Loves
I asked her to watch the stars with me tonight, over a bottle of wine, and I’m not sure why she said yes.
Little Girl Ghost
Ghost hunters. That really is what we fancied ourselves, as ridiculous as it sounds…
Bull Shark
By 1964, my dad’s boat, the Kangaroo II, had become a weekend men’s clubhouse where a group of psychiatrists get a redo on their adolescence…
Magic for Sale
starry eyed sea freak with no plan, no insurance…
House of Guilt
Margaret felt guilty. She knew she should feel guilty for what she had done, but she felt guilty for not feeling guilty.
Issue 01 | Spring 2024
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Issue 01 features artwork by Lizzy Myers, Amorette Muzingo, and Jason Peckham, and writing by Tamar Bresge, Giselle Boustani-Fontenele, Milo Openshaw, Amorette Muzingo, Kini Sosa, Marta Brecht, Farah Abouzeid, Roger Holzberg, Elizabeth Franks, Erik St. Andrew Moe, Lizzy Myers, Solomon Joy Leone, Jonathon Hornedo, and Rachel R. Carroll.