it
seeps active
lumbar fluids
into my days
colorless it
presents an
asymptomatic
condition

GARRISON BOTTS is a writer living in New York’s Hudson Valley with his husband and the myriad critters […]

Gale Acuff has had poetry published in Ascent, Chiron Review, McNeese Review, Adirondack Review, Weber, Florida Review, South […]

Kashiana Singh is a management professional by job classification and a work practitioner by personal preference. Kashiana’s TEDx […]

Bill Schillaci is a freelance writer who covers environmental law and regulation. He was born in the Bronx […]

Sonny placed the package on the slats between them, untied the strings and turned back the canvas. Seeing it now for the first time after many years, Sonny was struck by the bayonet’s efficiency of design. It was long, about twenty-five inches from grip to tip, to enable fighting at a distance.

Mark SaFranko’s novels and stories have garnered rave reviews and a cult following, mainly in Europe. Hating Olivia […]

When I think about it now, I chalk it up to one of those youthful experiences you wince at later — not that it’s something I’m embarrassed by, Karson lied. And not that I’m sorry it happened or anything. Because we did have a good time for a while there, didn’t we?

“You can’t undo my pain,” the lady would say,
“but let me undo your pin.”
And then her hair would explode like a supernova.

MICHAEL STEFFEN is the author of three poetry collections—No Good at Sea (Legible Press, 2002), Heart Murmur (Bordighera […]