December

2021

The Minneapolis artist presents her latest track, Broken Spell.

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Celebrating women, & non-binary artists of color.

A monthly multimedia publication

The Best Years of Her Life Are Gone

Flash Fiction // Bindu Bansinath

“She started a new flame, and brought it close to her face. Do you ever want to die? I said, yeah, maybe for the attention.”

— Bindu Bansinath

Constance Collier-Mercado Self-Portrait as Red Heifer. A Poem.

bone

gristle

blood

fat.

what ash

she makes of me is just

return for how i have loved her,

with violence.

Constance Collier-Mercado

“The mother catches me looking in on this exchange, and we smile at each other... I imagine she's going back and forth in her head about whether or not to say something, wondering if I speak Turkish. ‘Nerelisiniz?’ she asks. Where are you from?”— Brittany White

Baseera Khan

Transcends

Join the Journey.

“Spirits visit Grandma Flossy Mae. Rows of the departed return to gather around her bed, gossip, and dance, waving their hands over her head.”

— Sheena D.

 
 

Contributors

  • Bindu Bansinath

    FLASH FICTION

  • Sheena D.

    FICTION

  • Adriana Rambay Fernández

    POETRY

  • Baseera Khan

    ART

  • Constance Collier-Mercado

    POETRY

  • Brittany White

    ESSAY

 

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Until December 31, midnight GMT, we are accepting submissions for our short fiction contest. Between 2K & 5K words. Previously unpublished work. No theme requirements. No submission or reading fees. Use our Contact Page to submit. One submission per writer. One winner will be selected. Prize: $100. Good luck :)