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Business and Sales by Mike Corrao

in Fiction on March 26, 2018 February 5, 2020

“The third indicator of spring is the arrival of prospective businessmen. They enter the woods and go from tree to tree, soliciting ‘lucrative opportunities’ to the area. One of them had long legs and a short torso. His skin was smooth and reflective.”

Requiem by E. Y. Smith

in Art and Photography on March 20, 2018 February 5, 2020

E. Y. Smith’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Thoughtful Dog, The East Bay Review, and The Brooklyn Review.

Denim by Christine Kitano

in Poetry on March 5, 2018 February 5, 2020

“My mother, the young / immigrant, worked for minimum / wage at Denny’s, serving thin / coffee to men in blue denim. / My mother, sixteen, nimble…”

Daily Affirmations by E. Y. Smith

in Art and Photography on February 26, 2018 February 5, 2020

E. Y. Smith’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Thoughtful Dog, The East Bay Review, and The Brooklyn Review.

Being Less Tough on Yourself: Thoughts from Galaxy 103T7BA by E. Y. Smith

in Art and Photography on February 12, 2018 February 5, 2020

There’s a lot of pressure to be perfect, but E. Y. Smith shows us that sometimes it’s okay to make a mistake…or two.