by Paxton Grey | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
Paxton Grey (he/they) is a non-binary, neurodivergent software developer living in Virginia. He has a degree in Computer Science from Virginia Commonwealth University. They can be found on twitter @PaxWrites.
by Paxton Grey | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
you know asphalt tastes like death:gritty between your teeth. you loseyourself to the icy street. drunk shoeless, you liethere waiting for an inattentive truckto do what you couldn’t. but it’s 3amin the suburbs and you can’t helpbut think you botched it...
by Paris Jessie | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
Skies of blue have faded awaybecause what is lifewithout restful taste of loveso, tell me what kept you going—how many would like to know.Here comes the sky decoratedto take your voice awayback turned to the starsso, the vibrant streaks pave a way—how many would like...
by Justin A. Clark | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
Walls have been built. Barricades have been erected. Brick by brick by brick. It is the eradication of open communication. It is a ceasefire of hostilities perpetuated by personal bereavement. It is seldom convenient but, at times, can be crucial for the continuation...
by DS Maolalai | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
to leave the housearound 5pm. work done. sunsetand seabirds shining brightlyin descent upon the river,like headlights picking micafrom the surface of the tarmacadam street.to walk up north, upand onto constitution hill,the shadow of social housing.and in the park,...
by Thomas Zimmerman | Jun 24, 2021 | Issue #1, Issues
The drink might kill me: I don’t care.I type a word, I tilt my tone of voiceto reach someone I think will need it.There’s so little concrete here:a black keyboard, my stubbled jowls,dishwasher churning tides inside itself.“Be the river and the boulderin the river.”...
