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At Home and Abroad

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

I haven’t stepped foot in another country in over five years. This, I realize, isn’t as long as it seems; it’s a relatively short period in the grand scheme of things. Plus, I’ve been busy: I obtained two bachelor’s degrees;… Continue Reading →

Issue 5

A Thousand Smiles

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

I. I smile subtly, wily, as his wet brush strokes my cheek, dabs my lips; the mystique of the moment, a certain look, slowly descending upon the canvas until every inch of its surface has been conquered, stands down.  … Continue Reading →

Fiction, Issue 5

Two Poems by Cynthia Gallaher

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

Chicago Sewers I casually flush my toilet in Chicago, water rushes through the lateral sewer of my abode to join storm water from rain or snow that flow into the intercepting sewer below, to the deep tunnel 300 feet underground… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Two Poems by John Grey

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

Dear Lisa from Somewhere in My Evolution Yes I was an ant in a previous life: a brief crawl from the nest and then a brutal stomping. But not into oblivion — not when I had wings and could fly… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Guitar

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

When Ben visited we ate cheese from the rind and he stored his guitar. For weeks it lay such that my door, flung open, missed it by mere mm. Tonight on a whim (ineptitude be damned) I played Ben’s guitar,… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Ragnarok

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

the death knell sounds a few miles off if I could, I’d turn to kiss you, or wait for the opportunity that never comes keep me in your hands, near to your breath atheists worship with daily devotion swallow me… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Ode to a Sex Club

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

Altar to white Brown Greying skin Floating glass Swans Neon light In sacred water She The Bacall The strung out Audrey Leaving leopard skin Of bruises Lipstick marks He The Astaire The old blue eyes Them Faded green hair Guardian… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Three Poems by Bruce McRae

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

Vers Libre Night like a wedge and the wind’s teeth sinking in, fangs oozing sleep-inducing toxins, dreams infected by colours and odours of a mind in flux, of a body at rest. Night’s highway. Night beveling water, Orion tucked untidily… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Two Poems by Jake Sheff

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

A Neutral Knife A sheepdog was loose on the streets of Zürich. We climbed the clock tower of St. Peter’s church and saw it run by a fashion shoot near Münsterbrücke. The lake reflected the sun like an inverted clock… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

Idealism

Posted on August 19, 2018 by sewer lid

1. This boat tied to the pier, finally alone, nods to sleep in the coming tide. Another boat, across the bank, asks a question through caresses, ripples, it’s only language dream, it’s only medium.   2. The hands of the… Continue Reading →

Issue 5, Poetry

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