The diva rushes her entrance, walking through a dark alley past clumps of people. A pair of massive scarlet-framed sunglasses … read more about Transgressive Divadom in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
by Robert Stinner
Main Content
CULTURE
Transgressive Divadom in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
And You Yourself Calliope:
A Conversation with Rosie Stockton
Permanent Volta (Nightboat, 2021), Rosie Stockton’s astounding debut, takes on the sonnet and the sestina, subjection and … read more about And You Yourself Calliope:
A Conversation with Rosie Stockton
ART
The Perpetual Garden with Clement Oladipo and Kandis Williams
by Corey Durbin
A few weeks ago, I was gifted a small artwork by Kandis Williams from Amber Esseiva and the Institute for Contemporary Art … read more about The Perpetual Garden with Clement Oladipo and Kandis Williams
by Corey Durbin
Always Show Up: An Interview with Artist Dominic Chambers
by Aya Kusch
Dominic Chambers is a New Haven-based artist whose immersive, brightly-hued color field paintings explore Black … read more about Always Show Up: An Interview with Artist Dominic Chambers
by Aya Kusch
TRANSLATION
An Afar Triangle by Dane Thomas Boberg
Translated from Danish by Peter Sean Woltemade
The Cradle of Humankind and Herodotus
On our way to the Danakil Depression. At first, they just seem austere, the … read more about An Afar Triangle by Dane Thomas Boberg
Translated from Danish by Peter Sean Woltemade
Coral Bracelets by Umiyuri Katsuyama
Translated From Japanese by Toshiya Kamei
“Isn’t that something?” she asked. The young woman wore a white tunic embroidered with colorful floral patterns. Painted … read more about Coral Bracelets by Umiyuri Katsuyama
Translated From Japanese by Toshiya Kamei
POETRY
Pheromone
by Janet Dale
pheromone | ˈfɛrəˌmoʊn
In 1959, the first pheromone was isolated, purified, and named for the silkworm moth.
When … read more about Pheromone
by Janet Dale
Underwater Storytelling
an Interview with Kelly Gray and Meredith Johnson
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
The following is an … read more about Underwater Storytelling
an Interview with Kelly Gray and Meredith Johnson
FICTION
Minnesota Women Writers in Short Fiction:
Darci Schummer interviewed by Raki Kopernik
This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Raki Kopernik: Though published in 2014, I’ve … read more about Minnesota Women Writers in Short Fiction:
Darci Schummer interviewed by Raki Kopernik
To Dust We Return
by Darci Schummer
Eight households remained on St. Jerome island. And almost half of the twenty-five remaining souls were considering a move … read more about To Dust We Return
by Darci Schummer
NONFICTION
Made Easy
by Venus Noirre
There are many secrets we want to take to our graves. Secrets we are scared to even admit to ourselves. Mine is I was pimped out by an … read more about Made Easy
by Venus Noirre
The Boy Is Now an Obituary
by Alyse Bensel
1. What killed him has been excised from the obituary. It exists in the blank space along the margins. Because it is easier to say died than … read more about The Boy Is Now an Obituary
by Alyse Bensel
