Spring 2026
Eidolon Acres 3: First Day of School, continued
Natural Philosophy comes next, with young Master Krill… …followed by Poise and Posture… . ..with the Turgid Sisters wrapping up the morning with Elocution lessons. After all that learnin you’re…
Lesbians A-Go-Go
Selections from the book Lesbians A-Go-Go, edited by Mildred Faintly, published by 96th of October, and available here. It contains poetry by Sappho, Emily Dickinson, Renée Vivien, Anna Margolin, and…
Trombeniks, Or Jewish Hoboes; Four Case Studies
“Hard work and I are enemies.” – Al Kaufman The hoboes, tramps and bums who traveled throughout America and beyond in the early 20th century did so for many different…
Alive
What they say about us is wrong. Not completely. We do show up where we died. That part’s true. But the bit about returning for unfinished business? Total nonsense. I…
Poetry: Mary Jane Tenerelli
These poems originally appeared in the chapbook Wake One Foot Because gin is moonlight and juniper,Because the righteous deadSend back tales of paradise,Because my daughter’s eyesAre as blue as a…
Carolyn Kizer’s “Semele Recycled,” an interview with Marian Janssen
In this interview with Carolyn Kizer’s biographer, we discuss her poem Semele Recycled; Kizer’s collected poems, wittily named Calm, Cool and Collected, published in 2000 by Copper Canyon Press, is…
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Toxic Positivity
There is no ultimate truth that will banish the darkness inside me. Sitting on an embroidered pillow, I dig ragged nails into my thighs as our Quest Guides circle around…
Ring of Fire
I called him Rev. He’d been officially ordained by two different denominations, and so had a legitimate claim to being called “Reverend.” But in his case, “Rev” had more to…
Radio 96: Phil Blank
River Deep and Wide (1931 National Triolian Guitar, Harmonica) 2:00Last Kind Word Blues/Mikitka (Geeshie Wiley/Aaron Lebedeff) 2:28Fun Tashlich (Naftule Brandwein) 6:30Now is the Needy Time, traditional gospel 11:00 Steam (Harmonica)Old…
The New Pet
This story is from James Arthur’s just published book of stories, Different Brilliant colors, which may be purchased here. The pizza was in their stomachs, the empty box in the…
Mark Gewiss
Narrow Escape Moving Forward A Boulevard Effluence Matinee Crowd Queen of the Beach
Party Dress
Party Dress Annelise Hillmann You’re changing, says the doctor, and the teacher, and the saleswoman at Victoria’s Secret. It’s true. At the beginning of last school year,…
Anna Akhmatova: Evening: Part Three
A selection from Seraphina Powell’s translation of Akmatova’s Evening, which may be purchased here. For My Muse My muse, my sister, my self,looked me in the face;her eyes were clearand…
