Open the pages of King Arthur, though, and it’s apparent that we’re very far away from New York. We’re in Camelot.
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Poetry by Isoken Osagie
I am not bereft, just panting
The Familiar and The Fresh
Recklessness looks a lot like bravery.
Two Kiss, Three Kiss
There are two kinds of people in the Persian community: Those that kiss you on the cheek twice, and those that you kiss you on the cheek three times.
Putting Forth Love
This was a companion to the love I had known: the shutting of doors.
It Doesn’t Matter if It Didn’t Really Happen
Reality becomes myth, then that myth becomes legend. That’s the spectacle of Karen Russell’s “Orange World”.
Poetry by Madelyn Monaghan
Self-Executing Waiver
Verse, Prose, and Slow-Cooked Oatmeal
In 2018, Elizabeth Acevedo debuted her first YA novel, The Poet X, and in true Dominican fashion, she has been arrasando con todo ever since, raking in literary awards from left to right. Her new […]
Manifesto…?
Louis aims his accusation squarely at France’s ruling class, leaving little doubt as to whom he considers responsible for the charge leveled in the title of his new nonfiction j’accuse.
Two Poems by John Patterson
When your wings hit glass, do you feel it?
Talking Funny
Last summer, I was one of many wide-eyed emerging writers who attended a craft seminar during The New School’s Summer Writers Colony where Elissa Bassist, the editor of the Funny Women column on TheRumpus.net, discussed what it means to write humor in New York.
An Unqualified Lady’s Guide to Writing A Book Review
Life is all about taking chances: asking your crush out, jumping out of a plane, adding (roasted) almonds to your salad.
Marjorie Simpson Will Have Her Revenge on Springfield
Marge ends up back in the same spot where she began, idly considering the corn-patterned curtains as she washes the dishes.
“Sometimes I do feel like an unlicensed and probably dangerous therapist.”
Alexandra Shelley has over 30 years of editing experience. She worked as an independent editor with author Kathryn Stockett on The Help, and with Martha Hall Kelly on both Lilac Girls and Lost Roses.
Poetry by Jamiya Leach
our palms pulping blue as homage, farewells.
Movie Night
Sanika Phawde is an illustrator, animator, and comix artist working between Mumbai and New York City. She makes zines to cope with life. She also goes by @thejackfruitslayer
We Need to Talk
Sanika Phawde is an illustrator, animator, and comix artist working between Mumbai and New York City. She makes zines to cope with life. She also goes by @thejackfruitslayer