“Inventory” by Claire Van Winkle
one yard of faded pale hair,
braided; (tied off with a bow—
stored inside the next-to-bottom drawer
of the desk near the window
with no view)
… Continue reading“Inventory” by Claire Van Winkle
one yard of faded pale hair,
braided; (tied off with a bow—
stored inside the next-to-bottom drawer
of the desk near the window
with no view)
… Continue reading“Inventory” by Claire Van Winkle
Let us postulate Hamlet had knocked up Ophelia,
Quietly, on the sly.
And, before dying, she gave birth.
What would their many-times-great-granddaughter be like,
Would she ever be able to make up her mind? … Continue reading“Danish Girl About Town,” by Harvey Soss
Afterwards, once the neighbors
were gone, the curtains shifted
back to the places they had
occupied before, the water
in the potted plants surged
into the saucers beneath… … Continue reading“Curiouser and Curiouser,” by Deborah H. Doolittle
Pudgy pre-acnoid twelve-year-old.
First rock vinyl jacket. Stares at final
I’d love to turn you on
… … Continue reading“The Last Eighty-One Seconds,” by David Miller
His grandmother’s old Replogle rests by the window.
Spinning it around, he finds the pink lip of Chile cracked
and a crease, east of the Hawaiian Islands, cresting
at 500 nautical miles, according to the legend. … Continue reading“May 7, 2017,” by Christopher Kobylinsky
Ten years ago,
before the protests,
before the disguised military takeover,
I bought a used photo album
at a bouquiniste along the Nile. … Continue reading“Along the Nile,” by Heather Bourbeau
Seth Copeland examines the story behind the discovery of Antinous in Delphi, Greece. … Continue readingAntinous
Rikki Santer remembers one of Ginger Rogers’ most famous outfits, the ostrich feather dress from Top Hat. … Continue readingGinger Roger’s Feathered Gown
Sherry Rind examines our night skies. Is it a shooting star or flying debris? … Continue readingStones Fall from the Sky
Marc Meierkort introduces us to the young girl who sold Van Gogh his art supplies and her memories of the great artist. … Continue readingBuying Pencils