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“Flight” by Paul Hostovsky
Have you noticedthat birds on the ground usually walk or hopinstead of fly?But they will fly if you get inside theirflight initiation path,which is just a fancy way of sayingtoo close for comfort.Humans like to say things in fancy waysthat can usually be said simpler.This is used to distance other humans.Birds, like humans, will keep […]
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“my phone needs to charge so this’ll be a little far away” by Tobi Springer
Tobi Springer is a Dutch animator and filmmaker focusing on themes of queerness and grief. Their work shows a deep love for the medium of animation, and they often explore more traditional techniques of hand-drawn paper, cel animation, and stop-motion.
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II Poems by Cleveland Wall
Liminal I My lad and I take a short walkto the bottom of the lane behind our house.But the end of the lane is not the end.Beyond lies a road, a swath of green,a wild slope, and the railroad tracks.Beyond the tracks: canal, towpath,river, mountain; and beyond the mountainare shops and a cinema we knowbecause […]
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A Record of Topography’s Imminent Collapse by Connor Fisher
A solitary worker bee tugs at the implicit parallels in my window screen. The problem is that the view from my window is only as real as sketches on my daughter’s map. The folded sheets of paper rest in her palm. They make a mountain range from a mountain range. The documentary makes an oblique […]
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Research Notes: Postpartum Depression by Mauve Perle Tahat
It occurred to me while watching all the seasons of Ozark back to back that Wendy Byrd’s story arc would have been significantly changed if she had reliable child care around 2007. Sure, the Byrds are a fictional family, with Michael Bluth as the dad [sorry], but the American tradition is clear. The show, as […]
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Braving the Days: One, One, Seven by Jordannah Elizabeth
January 1, 2023 It is the first day of the 2,023 year of the marking of the evening following the stigmata that completed a story, 33 years long. I read many stories, but tales of history allow years, numbers to ascend. So, when the ancient is uttered in any fashion it has become of some […]
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call for works: “INTERSTICES”
consider submitting to our current call for works, curated by founding editor, Mauve Perle Tahat.
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Like a Version (Album Review) by Russell Nichols
Image by Pavel S from Pixabay I’m ashamed to say how many times I’ve rewritten this review. With every listen, I hear something different that makes me recontextualize everything. What you’re about to read is just my most recent draft representing a time-sensitive impression, which will, in all probability, change tomorrow, if not ten minutes […]
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HYPER/TEXT: Algorithm Anxiety
Algorithm Anxiety asks: I feel like I’m going bonkers over here, so I’d love an outside perspective! I have a pretty normal social media presence, and over the years, I’ve noticed only slight changes in the content that is recommended to me. But TikTok. Has. Got. Me. DOWN! It knows everything about me, including things […]
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Ode to Trucking Company Names That Include ‘Trans’ by Dri Chiu Tattersfield
Dri Chiu Tattersfield (they/he) is a trans Taiwanese creator and educator. He is in love with moss, sediment cores, and public transit. They write (short stories and poems), make (zines and video games), and teach (physics and speculative fiction). hellodri.itch.io Follow @transgendertrucks on Instagram here.
TERSE. Journal : fears. futures. phantasmagorical. funsized. 