Ordinance by Anna Cates
NOTICE: WEED AND GRASS REMOVAL: All properties within the City of Wilmington must be maintained in accordance with Chapter 1729 of the City of Wilmington Codified Ordinances which prohibits grass…
Poetry
Ol’ Boy by Anna Cates
Styling gel won’t touch that ol’ boy He ain’t no metrosexual He feeds his beagles Walmart’s Ol’ Roy And ain’t that sweet He don’t keer For stereotypes of coon skin…
Fiction
Hallowed Eve by Rebekah Goemaat
Rachel, 1984 “Betsy and Melvin can’t keep her away from him,” Grandma says to Aunt Lettie, as they stand at the counter in Grandma’s kitchen, chopping up the last of…
Fiction
Martians by Christopher Acker
One thing is for sure—the town knows Martians. You can’t step anywhere without trampling over one. The first Martian welcomed us yesterday morning from a billboard next to our hotel.…
Fiction
The Queen of Trees by Carol Jones
I finished my giant bowl of Lucky Charms before the trucks pulled up. A dozen men in orange hardhats assembled on the front lawn. They had all come to take…