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Listen: “A Little Faith, Man” by Michał Nowak

in Audio on May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020

Michał Nowak reads his short story, “A Little Faith, Man,” from the Labor issue. For the week of May 1-7 we’re offering a free pdf of the entire issue, available here. Listen now: Michał Nowak…

Two Poems

in Poetry on April 29, 2020 April 4, 2020

Interview with Aduri and Translator Shubomoy Haque, Savar, Bangladesh The Rana Plaza collapse was an accident that occurred on April 24, 2013, in Savar, Bangladesh, in which Rana Plaza, an eight-story commercial building with…

Early Morning Rescue

in Poetry on April 22, 2020 April 2, 2020

I search the blue dawn for her fire. She scents of smoke and burnt matches. I steer her back to the house. My stepfather will wake soon, demand bread and tea, snatch her by…

Notes on a Body of Salt

in Poetry on April 15, 2020 April 28, 2020

______________________________ Image: “Urban intervention 2018” by Chifumi Krohom is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

When a Real Adult Walks into my Office Seeking Legal Advice

in Poetry on April 8, 2020 April 2, 2020

eyes swelling like a housing bubble and before i can even introduce myself, asks What should I do? The bank is trying to take my house. I have a family. I have no way to…