May 8, 2026 | Poetry
Good morning pathos
Emily May
I left Texas to have him. Not for him, but for me: so that I would survive.
May 13, 2026 | Nonfiction
Are You There Jane? It’s Me, Femcel: My Journey to Hiring a Male Escort
Madison Murray
His dismissal to reduce me to my womanhood and paycheck fucked me.
May 12, 2026 | Poetry
Packer Short
J Brooke
Am I too old? Nah,
I’ve yet to wear
my trousers rolled.
But this morning
coffee in bed, my wife
and I scrolling —
Hers: prison
May 11, 2026 | Fiction
What Is It Like
Mary Dahm
She wrapped her arm around his back in a quick half-hug that made it easy for him to tuck the envelope in her purse. She excused herself to the bathroom so she could count it.
May 10, 2026 | fucked up modern love essays
The Pilot
Emma Burger
I looked him up on Instagram. The only thing publicly linked to him was a photo of his smiling face in the cockpit of a 737, posted by the National Gay Pilots Association from 2020.
May 7, 2026 | Fiction
Interview with a Gallery Owner
Dmitriy Kogan
I sat down. Cassandra ordered a glass of wine. “I hope this wasn’t sudden,” she said.
May 6, 2026 | Poetry
My Mother the Diviner
Mike McHone
i wonder how hard it is for her to
reconcile being a Christian and a witch
judge and judged. how easy
Recent Books
Pregaming Grief
Danielle Chelosky
Love is like a museum. You have to look around, experience things, and then leave.
Her Lesser Work
Elizabeth Ellen
"[Her Lesser Work] is a collection of mordant and formally inventive stories circling themes of, let’s say, desire and escape within repressive structures."
-Walker Caplan, Literary Hub
