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hem of inner lining comes undone

by Bobbi Lurie   don’t die so easy pilfering pills still wanting to live hanging on by a thread reprimanding myself lack of courage brings deep regret service to others is the first rule seeing this homeless woman on the street in front of me murder me murder me murder me and those who emulate but spare themselves a letter such as this requires so much silence

Of The Motel In California

by Dale Cottingham   Searing, seared: where he shrivels from her after trying one last time. One way the self, having grown used to a surround, sees it— suddenly, starkly, stunned by it— for what it is. Outside, cars, trucks on the Interstate downshift, over-shift, make efforts to slow down, speed up, heading to a future, what can be bright, or painful, yet to

Twirling Dandelions

by Shome Dasgupta   Green and yellow—a sparked field where we taped four leaf clovers together, forgetting the meaning of living at home and pondering magical ways to steal ice cream from the pink and purple and blue truck coming around the turn— we run with our hands together. We run with pebbles in our palms, asking for the cheapest cardboard cups of vanilla with chocolate syrup. We

Nectar

by Stephanie Frazee   my friend says never bother slicing a mango eat it like a bee, ass-deep in petals furry with pollen baskets bursting she sways her hips, fleshy, ragged pit in a sticky hand chin glistening with juice glissade, renegade, drop it like it’s hot she dances, resinous and sweet. I moved away, it’s been years since I have seen her— when I scrape a blade through flesh embracing pit, I remember my friend and regrets