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From the Files of Burning Dad: Art, Coffee & Rage in the age of Pandemic

...they’re allowed to walk around shirtless with Buddha Bellies or Spare Tires or whatever cute name the Paparazzi gives celebrities...
Shoshauna Shy – Bio

Author of five collections of poetry, Shoshauna Shy’s poems have been published in numerous journals, magazines, anthologies; as videos, inside…
Shoshauna Shy – 3 Poems

The woman who’s dating my daughter’s boyfriend has feathers tied to the laces of her boots, and trundles off with...
Paul Smith – Bio

Paul Smith writes poetry & fiction. He lives near Chicago, has been published in the Rockford Review, Oyez, Convergence, Packingtown…
Paul Smith – 3 Poems

you go through the wash stages
the final rinse stage feels like
absolution after going to
Confession
where the priest absolves you of all...
Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad – Bio

Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad is an Indian-Australian artist, poet, and pianist. She holds a Masters in English and is a member…
Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad – 3 Poems

their stubby fingers trace
the zippers
of my C-section scars
I tell them they are my seahorse tots
sprung from my belly slits
Lindsey Fischer – Bio

Lindsey Fischer graduated from Ohio University with a Masters in Creative writing, fiction. She has previously been published in Clare…
Lindsey Fischer – Fiction

She wanted to shove Leo’s stupid pillow off her desk. But a fear gnawed at her, that if Leo rejected...
Michael Chin – Bio

Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and currently lives in Las Vegas with his wife and…
Michael Chin – Flash Fiction

“They’re homages.” Big Todd used the same voice he used when he was reminding Little Todd that Basic Instinct went...
Gerard Sarnat – Bio

Gerard Sarnat won San Francisco Poetry’s 2020 Contest, the Poetry in the Arts First Place Award, the Dorfman Prize and…