Monthly Archives: April 2018
Circuit Overload
By Mike Bailey I slouch in the car with the windows rolled up, like the trooper in the Smokey hat told us to. We’re on a highway in Idaho but we’re not moving. Something about a truck up ahead … Continue reading
Baking Instructions for The Easily Confused
By Mylina Baez after “Letter to the Ceo of Ancestry” by Shankar Narayan They say to measure everything. Be sure to read the instructions correctly. 1/4 White, an American European mutt. 3/4 Mexican, a mixture of indigenous bloodlines … Continue reading
Before Coming to America
By Jael Haney I leaned against the rough wooden storefront of my family’s cigar shop. After two weeks of Nico stuck soldiering, desperation to spend a day with him absorbed my mind. The last time I saw him, he … Continue reading
Directions to the Artist Who Will Paint My Portrait
By Kaden Alexander Bell Dear artist who will paint my portrait, please do not make me look like my father. My melancholy gaze may match his but give me the proud smile of my mother instead. I want … Continue reading
Black Holes Aren’t So Bad After All
By Chalisa Thompson after “A Globe is Just an Asterisk and Every Home Should Have an Asterisk,” Aimee Nezhukumatathil From the coasts of Morocco to the curves of Kenya I contemplate Longing to find my globe … Continue reading
guide for a lost kid who’s mistaken herself for a sheep
By Isabella Stewart after El Mundo, Paco Pomet listen, little one: you are not a sheep. you do not have hooves to pound into the dirt floor of this field you call home, and cannot bleat against … Continue reading