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From Scratch
Note from the author: Three years ago, I met a man named Michael Bane, who has maintained his innocence for thirty-eight years on Death Row in Tennessee. I started visiting him in prison, talking to…
Invasive Species
It is spring and my thoughts are filled with flowers, everywhere I go noticing the pinks and whites, the crimson of the unburst buds, the petaling, the unfolding in my mind of a thousand thousands— outside of…
Two Poems by Jessalyn Maguire
Trash Girl I can’t believe I moved to Los Felizwith you—the neighborhood’s cool,but it’s a trash house. Everything’s paid sponsorship.How is this your job? But it’s right for you, trash girl––I mean, who doesn’t like…
Two Poems by Christopher Coffee
Go Ahead, Daffodils! Go ahead, daffodils, and get your shout on!Tell them now-green grasses that the sun is finally up!Tell them four-legged hood-rats to keep on steppingbecause you’re about to bounce out with color, my…