Emily Chao

Banana-Strawberry Smoothie

by Emily Chao | A first responder’s first loss.

Brenda Miller

Pantoum for 1979

by Brenda Miller | Two steps forward, one step back.

Matthew Harkins

Parable

by Matthew Harkins | Strangers on a train.

Steph Liberatore

Haunted

by Steph Liberatore | How soon is too soon to panic?

Rachel Furey

In the Absence of Hugs

by Rachel Furey | Things you can’t buy online.

Brooke Champagne

Aint Brittany

by Brooke Champagne | Some bodies are built for flight.

Karin Killian

Once, a Moon

by Karin Killian | The writing on the wall.

Victoria Lewis

Sour Grass

by Victoria Lewis | A taste of the unknown.

Lynette D’Amico

The Annual Bonfire, 1998

by Lynette D’Amico | Secrets in the smoke.

Karen Weyant

Note to Old Irishtown Road

by Karen Weyant | Apologies.

Nina Gaby

One Rule from a Working Life

by Nina Gaby | Some nights I dream.

Loretta Velle

Rockhound

by Loretta Velle | The things we collect.