Issue 12 Fiction

John Manuel Arias

For the Love of Dior

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“¿Does the rope snap back?” Usvaldo asked his lover. He and Jorge were stuck in front of his muted television, muted to facilitate conversation. Conversation was as far as they’d…

Rebekah Matthews

Michelle

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When I was born, Mom named me Michelle, but at some point my family started calling me Mike. The nickname helped later in life when an outbreak of adult acne…

Emily Harrison

Soar

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Midnight creeps over the tall hand of the clock as Leon inspects the broken bird under the lone amber street light. Up close it’s clear the creature is not of…