Face Day
By Susan Ito The night before I start medical school, my mother, in her mama-san apron and mom jeans, squeezes my arm and smiles. “You...
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- Aug 15
- 1 min
articulation point iii
By Morphic Rooms ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Morphic Rooms is the...
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- Aug 15
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melting in the place of half-sunshine
By Nikitha Nair ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Nikitha Nair is an Indian...
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- Aug 15
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Sea Spirit
By Lauren M. Elfring ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Lauren M. Elfring is a...
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- Aug 15
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Arcadia
By Erica Matthews ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Erica Matthews is an...
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- Aug 15
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Spaldeen
By Ann Calandro ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Ann Calandro is a writer,...
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- Aug 15
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The Renal System
By Randi Clemens __________________________________________________________________________________________ Randi Clemens is a poet,...
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- Aug 15
- 1 min
Yearbook Pantoum
By Carson Sandell Kindergartners lined up in black and white, boys photographed mid-shove on metal benches girls allongé in laughter....
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
two-tongued bodies
By Jasmine Kuar it’s a quiet day and we sit on the grass, the sun’s presence muted by the clouds. her hair is long, and that’s important....
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- Aug 15
- 1 min
Post-op
By Cara Peterhansel This time, my legs can swing over the side of the table. I present my knee to be appraised. Look how well it can...
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- Aug 15
- 1 min
Medical History
By Max Gillette Finally given the usual clipboard & chewed pen, I scan the familiar items (Do you have a family history of...) & notice a...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
I'm Something of a Scientist Myself
By Gretchen Rockwell Background I don’t say this because I have written about black holes, carcinization, iridescence, narwhals, acacias,...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
fucking while broken
By Carina Stopenski bit lip split lip i have waited for you buck your hips i’m sorry that i can’t move mountains for you i...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
anatomical autonomy
By Pragya Dhiman her body, the warzone isn’t hers. like a good democracy, it is the people’s and they will decide what to do with it....
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- Aug 15
- 6 min
Whatever happens, this is. (On Egon Schiele)
By Carlo Rey Lacsamana Despite the lamentable shortness of his life, the Austrian artist, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) achieved a strikingly...
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- Aug 15
- 14 min
As Long As The Skin Exists
By Megan E. O'Laughlin For most adults, the skin weighs about eight pounds, the weight of an average cat. The skin can stretch to cover...
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- Aug 15
- 10 min
The Body is a Horror Classic
By Leticia Urieta Finding the culprit In John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic, The Thing, a group of American researchers are...
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- Aug 15
- 4 min
Two Bulimics Walk Into A Bathroom
By Francesca Leader The girl bent over the toilet jerks her head around when you open the bathroom door and starts laughing, which you...
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- Aug 15
- 2 min
Lived-In
By Najla Brown He reminded me of home, so I moved in. Hung my art on his eyelashes. Pushed my bed against his left lung. His inhales...
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- Aug 15
- 7 min
Falling to Pieces
By Rebecca Cuthbert It was a tiny tear at first—barely noticeable. Just her left ring finger detaching a bit. No big deal. Leah added a...