I had once written a poem for a cow. Mogu was owned by Kunjumol, an ever-smiling entity who roamed free in her flower-printed cotton maxi, passing in and out of homes for odd jobs—cleaning, frying large batches of banana chips, […]

“I can read, you know,” she says, as I name items on the menu out loud. “How about you whistle down one of the waiters. Please?” I tell her it’s bad manners to whistle in public. Either way, I’ve got […]

Issue 3 // Fall 2020. Our third issue is here! It’s been a pleasure to work on, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed putting it together. Download the full issue. Table of Contents Letter […]

By the time a woman reaches her late thirties, the anorexic mystique has evaporated. What looked waifish and perfume ad-esque at eighteen devolves toward . . . deflation. There were other reasons too, but Roger drew that one from his […]

Apparently my next-door neighbor was the most beautiful woman in the world. I wouldn’t know; I never saw her. Her hair was a lustrous wave of black. Her skin was pale and glowed like moonlight. Her eyes were sparkling jewels […]

Once she decided to do it, Justine went to see Kieran where he worked. He’d tweeted about Carlaw’s when he started, but Justine had to come back three times before he was there. He had quickly become everyone’s favorite bartender, […]

From inside of the spacecraft, his daughter’s voice sounded abnormally shrill, and it put up his hackles immediately. She thumped against the exterior. “Dad. Please get out of there.” He turned away and stared out the glass window panel at […]

She used to be skinny, they said. But then she got married and had a kid and filled out and she wasn’t skinny anymore. “Please eat your peas,” the woman said to the daughter, holding out a spoonful. “No!” the […]

The first time I created a nightmare it was an accident. I wasn’t focusing. To tell you the truth, I was having an off day. The spill-your-coffee-on-your-white-blouse, drop-your-iPhone-on-the-sidewalk-and-crack-the-screen kind of day. Mrs. Turner was in for her Tuesday afternoon session, […]