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The Aspens Quaked Their Whispers in the Wind

in Nonfiction Winter 2026 on February 5, 2026 February 5, 2026

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself. George Orwell, 1984 1996 The last time I see Angel, I’m sweating in the July sun on the grounds of a…

Wounds

Wearing gloves, carefully remove previous dressings. Soak any portions that threaten to stick with normal saline. Protect the intact skin from shear forces. Avoid disruption of potentially viable tissue. Once, early on, dad was wedged…

What Will Destroy Us

in Nonfiction Winter 2026 on January 14, 2026 January 14, 2026

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The Waves

in Poetry Winter 2026 on January 5, 2026 January 9, 2026

The instances of botched drownings have been increasing. People jumping from city piers, coastal cliffs, driving miles to walk into the sea. Too many coincidences are called something else. Rupture. A stray radio signal brings…

I Google Cuba like a stranger

in Fall 2025 Poetry on December 3, 2025 December 3, 2025

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