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Personhood

Marisa Crane -

Juniper needs to look good but not too good. They figure some foundation, a little blush, and a touch of mascara will do the...

The Jester’s Privilege

Madeline Cash -

I conclude this week's virtual therapy session, like always, lamenting my life’s lack of meaning. “I just wish I was doing something more noble with...

The Typhoon is a Hurricane

M. Evelina Galang -

Celit pushed the cart, pulling tins of sardines, Vienna sausage, and Spam from the shelves. She took the last carton of saltine crackers and...

The Ugly Sisters

Cassidy McFadzean -

When my mother died, I turned to books, reading with an obsessiveness I hadn’t experienced since my teenage years. I started with the classics—Barthes...

Testarossa

Alexander Sammartino -

Before convincing my brother not to kill himself, I checked in at a desert resort. “Tell me about your pool,” I said to the woman...

The Love Division

Chase Culler -

It sounded better than any class she had ever taken in college—or her entire life, for that matter—but Anna wasn't sure she would be...

You Will Be Happy Here

Emma Leokadia -

My husband was a reticent man, the type who would sneak off to the car to masturbate, so believe me when I say I...

I Will End Your Bloodline

Richard Chiem -

Jennifer wakes up in the driver’s seat of a Lamborghini, a lime green lambo, her favorite shade of any color, and the glowing dashboard...

Alex’s Treatment

Leo Ríos -

Having left the house only a few minutes prior, Alex knows they are on Kimberlina, the two-lane road that leads east toward the freeway....

The Exhibition

Alexandra Wuest -

Iris watched as Sarah set a record for the world’s slowest lap around the room. Sarah stopped before each piece and studied it as...