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Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More
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THE DANCER | Ilze Duarte shares the story of a dance she’ll never forget.
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4 years ago
The Witchsmith
Rebecca Smith's transportive piece of short fiction will take you to a world of shimmering heat and suggestion. Read More
7 years ago
Skin of Your Lips
Ella D. Gajic's poem on the destructive compulsions of a relationship. Read More
7 years ago
A Reminder
Maria Ilona Moore is here to remind you of what it feels like when things are good – for those days when they're not. Read More
7 years ago
When small children play with ants
Emily Ford on the overwhelming desire to be reckless Read More
7 years ago
Battleground
Jess Glaisher captures in words that relentless, tactile energy, the push and the pull, and the need to continue. Read More
7 years ago
Laced Clouds
Ella D. Gajic’s battle call poem fights back against the dark clouding our society and politics Read More
7 years ago
Through My Veins
Sarah Little’s poem takes you to the point of frisson on a humming humid night. Read More
7 years ago
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