Bernard Pearson

“We  found  budgie dust in
the piano, silver fish in
the bathroom, and
letters  written in Polish
from during the war”

Sarah Dickenson

“The monk sat draped, his eyes half-closed,
his disappearing words like mist,
something to remember but not hold.”

Ace Boggess

“Comes a point for all of us
when living in prison
begins to feel like living”

Karin Hedetniemi

A meditation from within the year of cancelled plans.

Christine M. Estel

The vicious politics transpiring over school-day lunch tables.

Amy Baskin

A little perspective on a moment without precedent.

Judy Decrose

“The worst…when there’s nothing…”

Eli S. Evans

There are so many things in life to look forward to. And some other things…not so much.

Brittany Ackerman

“It brings me joy to capture the moments and to look back and reflect on those times when the film is developed and viewed at a later date.”

Peter Mladinic

“When someone says Murphy was shot in a bar at 3 AM,
I ask, ‘What was Murphy doing in a bar at 3 AM?’”

Chris Joseph

I desire.

So much more.

Nachi Keta

Sage Tyrtle

Navigating familiar places in unfamiliar contexts.

Mark McConville

“I was a young boy, not mesmerized by a mental institution, but deeply scarred by it.”

Alan Chazaro

Two excerpts from Chazaro’s multi-part poem Notes from the Eastern Span of the Bay Bridge, forthcoming from Ghost City Press.

Shareen Murayama

Life is hard. Here’s some pretty pictures.

Paul Rousseau

“I slip from one day to the next,
unknown and unseen.”

Antoni Ooto

“The spider walked like my father.”

Christopher Linforth

“Is it possible that all the spaces on the page have metastasized into an invisible cancer? “

Lauren Saetern

“My mother came one inch away from stabbing me with a knife and only a few hardy souls believe me.“