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Issue 39

Summer 2025

Poetry & Short Prose

an atheist’s prayer
Chelsea Catherine

Jetlag, Paris
Janine Certo

When the Storm Came Up
Geraldine Connolly

Crisp Breath
Karla Daly

Study Abroad
Lisa Dordal

Smothering Villanelle
Denise Duhamel, Beth Gylys, & Dustin Brookshire

Pregnant at the Taos Gorge
Julie Ebin

Some Intangible Mercy
Marissa Glover

Dutra’s Market, Truro
Kelle Groom

I Don’t Have Time But
Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

Sharks Are Older Than the Rings of Saturn
Karen Kilcup

Let It Rain
Edward Lees

Why do YOU love Taylor Swift?
Jane Muschenetz

The Gar
Charlene Pierce

The Good Wife Doubles Down at Open Mic Night (Proverbs 31 Revisited)
Emily Rose Proctor

Swimming After You
Susanna Rich

Things my mother has forgotten
Beth Sherman

In Search
Adam Spiegelman

These Currents Turn Awry
Donna Vorreyer

They say that in their lifetime, an Arctic Tern can fly a distance equivalent to three round trips to the moon
Makayla Wamboldt

After Moving 3,000 Miles to Chase Your Dreams
Melissent Zumwalt

Pedagogy

Model What’s Natural Instead of Integrating the Artificial
Jen Hirt

Reviews

Our bodies named / weapon: A Review of Parallax by Julia Kolchinsky
Miriam Calleja

Leith as Cinematic Montage: A Review of Salamander Street by James Roderick Burns
Kevin Densley

Always Already Home: A Review of Immigrant Prodigal Daughter by Lucia Cherciu
Raphael Kosek

Beyond the Tire Swing: A Review of Wild Pack of the Living by Eileen Cleary
Gloria Monaghan

Planting Memories: A Review of Winter Sharp with Apples by Annette Sisson
Mary Ellen Talley

Interviews

Sense of Wonder, Labor of Love: An Interview with Allison Pitinii Davis
Molly Mayhead

Nothing Moves Without Chaos: An Interview with Anand Thakore
Lili Newberry