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Ariel Francisco
IN RESPONSE TO PEOPLE TRYING TO RENAME THE SOUTH BRONX “THE PIANO DISTRICT” Of course they only see the white keys— not the dark...
Sep 1, 20161 min read


Safia Elhillo
Safia Elhillo’s first full-length collection, The January Children, is forthcoming from University of Nebraska Press in 2017. Sudanese by...
Sep 1, 20161 min read
The New Wife by Cari Olewskewicz
There are dating websites where big and beautiful women can go to find men. That’s where my cousin Alex met the new wife. Beauty is...
Sep 1, 20164 min read
Quilled by Claire Hopple
The horde of porcupines began to form not long after Labor Day, when we were so freed up from our labors we forgot to feed them. Our...
Sep 1, 20166 min read
Mosaic by Kim Magowan
Before I can unlock the front door, Heather is there, beaming, her arms wide. “Oh my girls! I’ve missed my girls!” “Mamie’s sleeping in...
Sep 1, 20168 min read
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