Flash , Volume 9, Issue 3
in this world (10)
The Cotentin geology reflects that of Cornwall, except for the sand planted with slanting pillboxes — leftovers no one’s bothered with: even the sea only…
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Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
We Who Learned the Language of Tides
We were born in crossings. / In the dark hold of a history / that refuses to stay buried, / our forbears learned / how to breathe between waves. / The sea…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Ant-hill lessons
Crawling things flee before the towering / Toddler with curious hands. / He digs through dirt without fear, even / When pain sears his fingers / By the…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
In Places Where There Isn’t
In places where there’s not a buzzing bee, / that houses artificial sweeteners tweaked, / I leave immediately, head to lavender, / rosemary bushes…
Fiction , Volume 9, Issue 3
Aspic
Rue was slicing cheese for a sandwich when Mother came into the kitchen.
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Equinoctial Alignment at Mnajdra: A Choreography of Recurrence
At Mnajdra the light is not welcomed; / It is invited.
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Penthouse or The Joke of All Time
They told me to be quiet / And they told me to be candy / To smile and be sugared / And they told me I was beautiful / They told / That’s how they taught…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
mothers
I see her now, wearing her past like a cloak / stitched of secret shames, / fastened with hairspray and dusty perfume. / She cooked and laughed and never…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Lombardy Poplar
Exalt / every branch raised / around each bough unbowed. / The feather of you visible / winter-lit from angel’s wing now rooted / quill, reaching all arms…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Waking my 11-year-old at 2 am
He hits me flat-handed / and he’s not even awake to apologize. / He hits me when the lancet hits / his finger, before I get the jewel / of blood onto the…