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Issue 16.1

Winter 2026

Featured
Lisa Bren
Bloom
Lisa Bren
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Lisa Bren
Nicole Brogdon
100th Birthday Party
Nicole Brogdon
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Nicole Brogdon
Vikki C.
Grace Periodic
Vikki C.
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Vikki C.
Abby Cheng
Cheng Family Collage
Abby Cheng
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Abby Cheng
Desmond Everest Fuller
Hawks
Desmond Everest Fuller
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Desmond Everest Fuller
Katelyn Grimes
[Etymology]
Katelyn Grimes
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Katelyn Grimes
Seth Kleinschmidt
Dream of a Bone Knife
Seth Kleinschmidt
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Seth Kleinschmidt
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Sarah E. N. Kohrs
Kayaking Sunlight
Sarah E. N. Kohrs
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Sarah E. N. Kohrs
T. De Los Reyes
occasionally something great happens just by itself*
T. De Los Reyes
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T. De Los Reyes
Tovah Strong
The Weight of Air
Tovah Strong
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Tovah Strong
Taylor Sykes
Boyfriend Box #3
Taylor Sykes
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Taylor Sykes
Albert Abdul-Barr Wang
LA FEMME MUSKETEER
Albert Abdul-Barr Wang
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Albert Abdul-Barr Wang
Angela Townsend
Popping Wheelies
Angela Townsend
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Angela Townsend
Featured
"Reaching Across Genres": Kristina Ten's Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
"Reaching Across Genres": Kristina Ten's Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
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“A Fearless Inventory”: A Review of Anurag Andra’s Submarine
“A Fearless Inventory”: A Review of Anurag Andra’s Submarine
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Striking and Resonant: A Review of Kaveh Akbar's Pilgrim Bell
Striking and Resonant: A Review of Kaveh Akbar's Pilgrim Bell
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Moving a Plane Around a Living Room: In Conversation with Zachary Schomburg
Moving a Plane Around a Living Room: In Conversation with Zachary Schomburg
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"They deny that the game happened entirely" - A Review of America at Play
"They deny that the game happened entirely" - A Review of America at Play
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Lake Life: A Conversation with David James Poissant
Lake Life: A Conversation with David James Poissant
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Hybrid Forms & Becoming with Jennifer S. Cheng
Hybrid Forms & Becoming with Jennifer S. Cheng
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La Frontera is Full of Stories
La Frontera is Full of Stories
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On Poetry with Amy M. Alvarez
On Poetry with Amy M. Alvarez
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