Corporeality by Cameron Morse
Day before the stay-at-home order goes into effect, I lace my ears, muzzle my mouth in gauze. Each exhalation steams my spectacles blind. A postal worker shouts at me for…
Fallow Ground
When Flowers Die by Len Carber
When flowers die, They die slowly— Edge by edge The petals curl, Still, silently, Without complaint. Unlike us, Cut flowers Should be let go Before the first Tinge of death,…
Fallow Ground
Dance Forbidden Russell Schneider
Under the muted moonlight, I, Dance with the dead, Loved ones, Left at the crossroads. Sing with sinners Long since forgotten, Cavort with convicts Once held as lovers and friends,…
Fallow Ground
Bogeyman Dreams by Edward Ahern
As a child and young adult my dreams were sometimes tortured by beings who thirsted for my powerless body or soul and I entered awakening with quaking relief. These dreams…
Fallow Ground
Boys by Abigail Kipp
Loneliness is a worm gnawing at my gut, so I cling to boys who don’t care (flowers promised but never given). It wiggles its way through me so I can’t…