The last time I saw you, I didn’t know I’d miss who I was before the last time I saw you.… more
Tag Archives: ESSAY
Brian Comes Alive
CREATIVE NONFICTION by LC GutierrezWe’ve all chuckled at the theatrics of the stiff-legged subhumans in a zombie film. Brian was fried in a way that no Hollywood pathos I know of has successfully evoked.… more
THREE ESSAYS
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Brendan TodtHe has so much knowledge, and also he has none of it. He drives backcountry Minnesota where his father once lived. Because his father once lived—before he killed himself.… more
Compliance
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Mileva AnastasiadouSomeday we’ll talk about us, but today is not that day.… more
Four Essays
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Trey RhoneI have a ritual before I get my haircut. I take off my nail polish. Earrings have to come off, too. The rainbow lanyard that hangs from my pocket must stay inside my car. Most importantly, my voice must get deeper. Queer folks aren’t as welcome in these parts. Only the manly men. Only the straight men.… more
Wild/Life
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Christopher LockeTraveling Mexico has its own challenges. So why do I always want to crank the danger up to 11?… more
A Vulture
CREATIVE NONFICTION by SR SchulzKevin Carter committed suicide four months after winning the Pulitzer. … more
Footfall: Beach Slang Cheap Thrills on A Dead End Street (This-Is-A-We-Didn’t-Get-The-Covers-In-Time-For-Tour edition)
GENRE NON-BINARY by Jim Warner“The Rumba Cafe is only slightly larger than my two bedroom apartment and smells like summer in Ohio… more
Footfall: Ryan Adams Love is Hell (Mobile Fidelity Edition)
GENRE NON-BINARY by Jim Warner“It seems only fitting that the first record I find while crate digging after a wedding would be a double LP audiophile nervous breakdown from Ryan Adams… more
Life Stages: An Essay Based on an Interview with Khalil Abdul-Karim
GENRE NON-BINARY by Sufiya Abdur-RahmanYou go to parties, you kiss girls, you try liquor, you smoke weed. You still fast during Ramadan and only then do you stick to making salat five times a day.… more
