Issue Nine Written
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The Thinnest Dart I’ve Ever Seen — Spencer Moreau
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Thinnest Dart I’ve Ever Seen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Spencer Moreau @spencer_moreau_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5361″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Trigger warning: this memoir contains depictions of domestic and family violence… Read more.
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Out Loud — Nicole Jacobsen
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Out Loud [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5342″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I was a kid divided into sections. Forty percent invisible, forty percent punching bag, ten… Read more.
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Fruit Cup – Taylah Curtis
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fruit Cup [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Taylah Curtis @taylah.curtis [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5377″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Plump berries Ready for the harvest Blended and sold Held in careless hands Dropped,… Read more.
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Ode to Simplicity – Laura Johnson
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ode to Simplicity [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Laura Johnson [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5364″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]i ignite the engine and drive to the beach with a cooler full of drinks… Read more.
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Memories in Paper – Jes Schefe
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Memories in Paper [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jes Schefe @jesmassiveattack [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5384″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] “For Kris, who will always be the light of our lives” “You… Read more.
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The Price of the Prize – Jes Schefe
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Price of the Prize [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jes Schefe @jesmassiveattack [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5366″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Literary prizes have become so universal that it makes one wonder… Read more.
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Reading/Writing/Unmasking – Rory Hawkins
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reading/Writing/Unmasking [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5369″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Remembering your dentist’s name is a hallmark of adulthood, even if he’s the same guy you’ve… Read more.
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Churchyard – Euri Glenn
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Churchyard [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5351″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]MACHINE We’re still in this holy place A space of everlasting hate I cannot wait anymore I… Read more.
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Intangible – Madison Blissett de Weger
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Intangible [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Madison Blissett de Weger @words.with.bliss [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5394″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]It was hard to notice at first. I had a lot of practice in… Read more.
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The Guilty Pleasure of Privilege – David Uptin
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Guilty Pleasure of Privilege [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David Uptin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5336″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In Ursula K. Le Guin’s short story The Ones Who Walk Away From… Read more.
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Rope – Samuel Maguire
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rope [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire skydekkerix.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5387″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] When Nothing Works Put head in hands, look down Lose hope. Remember when the universe… Read more.
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Hysterical, Hormonal, Hypochondriac: My Experiences with Medical Gaslighting as an Endometriosis Sufferer — Sofia Daily
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hysterical, Hormonal, Hypochondriac: My Experiences with Medical Gaslighting as an Endometriosis Sufferer [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Sofia Daily [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5339″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Attempting to manage an incurable chronic… Read more.
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Sex During the 40-Hour Work Week – Fen Carter
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sex During the 40-Hour Work Week [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Fen Carter [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5380″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We’ve seen it all before. We know the story: you’ve brought him… Read more.
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When You Were New to Me – Nicole Jacobsen
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] When You Were New to Me [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5404″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]My hummingbird heart. I hear the beats, footfalls ascending a staircase.… Read more.
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In The Blood — Annie Stevenson
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] In The Blood [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Annie Stevenson @annie_stevenson_ [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5263″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text] I’ll sail across the sky till I can find it What little time that… Read more.
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Signs That You’re in Love With a Narcissist — Zali Meredith
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Signs That You’re in Love With a Narcissist. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Zali Meredith @zalimeredith [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5346″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]you’ll know you’re in love with a narcissist when… Read more.
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Snake Hunter — Samuel Maguire
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Snake Hunter [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire Skydekkerix.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5358″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]When I was a kid monsters fascinated me. I was terrified almost constantly, and exploring… Read more.
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Road Closed Ahead – Janice Kathleen Jones
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Road Closed Ahead [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Janice Kathleen Jones [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5391″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Hey…you alright?’ Ed’s back is turned, headphones on. Chris squeezes past the dusty Carlsbro… Read more.
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The Gorgon’s Gazette – David L. Farr
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Gorgon’s Gazette [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David L. Farr @writer.dlfarr [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5403″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Robert let out a loud humph and a shake of his shaggy,… Read more.
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The Death of the Fairy – Hannah Vesey
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Death of the Fairy [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah Vesey @hannah_vesey_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5405″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] The hospital room was dark as a sunken ship, and musky… Read more.
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Sugar Free – Nicole Jacobsen
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sugar Free [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5354″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I measured the space between stranger and armrest surfing swerves on the five o’clock train,… Read more.
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The Other Side — Samuel Gachon
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Other Side [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Gachon [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5325″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I was done for. The aliens had taken my ship down, and I was the… Read more.
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The Resurrection of Past Trends — Chelsea Ryan
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Resurrection of Past Trends [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Chelsea Ryan @chelseaaryann_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5321″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] There is no doubt that over recent years, young people have… Read more.
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Otherworlds – David L. Farr
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Otherworlds [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David L. Farr [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4933″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] THE HOME OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS lies high atop the mountain. Beyond the thick, forested sea… Read more.
