Issue 5 // prose/hybrid
HOLLY KNOUFF // THE OPPOSITE OF RED
nonfiction
"The thought stuck to the back of my mind like a tick. I couldn’t
shake it off, I couldn’t pull it out..." - The Opposite of Red
ANDREA ARNOLD // IDYLLWILD
fiction
"Should she speak, smile or cry? She stayed down, rolled to her
side, and stared at the crease where the linoleum met the wall..."
-Idyllwild
WILL CORDEIRO // AUTOMATIC CITY // CONTROLLED BURN // BARDO
hybrid
"A sprinkler pops up, strobes a spray, chuck-chuck-chuck, water
running on the sidewalk..." - Automatic City
SARAH SALTIEL // A MANUAL TO UNDERSTANDING YOUR BREATH
fiction
"A man holds rope out to you, encouraging you to touch it. You
pretend to listen as he enumerates the benefits of different types of
ropes..." - A Manual to Understanding Your Breath
GABRIELA FRANK // SIXTEEN
nonfiction
"After having sex dozens of times, I still wasn’t sure I knew what it
meant: could my eyes now discern good from evil?" - Sixteen
MARCIA DESANCTIS // WHEN AND IF
fiction
"Daniel held the mango and slipped the blade smoothly into the skin,
onto which trickled a thin river of juice. Then, in one motion, he
peeled it and cut the bright orange flesh into six slices, as easily as
Ellen might rip apart a clementine..." - When and If
AMANDA K. BERGER // LET ME BE
nonfiction
"Before I left, the doctor warned me to watch out for depression. It's
common in people with my condition. Watch out for depression? As
if I could pull the blinds..." - Let Me Be