My Pessary by Kresha Richman Warnock
One of our 2026 Pushcart Prize Nominees. Every morning, after brushing my teeth and taking my shower, I dab a little lubricant on a silicone two-by-two-inch cube, squeeze the object […]
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One of our 2026 Pushcart Prize Nominees. Every morning, after brushing my teeth and taking my shower, I dab a little lubricant on a silicone two-by-two-inch cube, squeeze the object […]
One of our 2026 Pushcart Prize nominees. The lavender light weaving through the window screen is a canvas that paints my internal dialogue / my thoughts stampede / fast and […]
The twin scars on my abdomen form a cross. Both lines are vestiges of unexpected medical interventions. First scar (horizontal): an emergency c-section. Four years later, a mysterious lump appeared […]
JADE EISNER has been illustrating since her grandmother gave her a watercolour set at age 8. Jade bought a one-way ticket to Berlin, Germany and brought her suitcase full of […]
A cavity-nesting bird, fist of trembling sinew and feather, thrumming. Hollow-boned, stitches stretched thin to snapping. Muscle sliced and folded. Beak drumming, drumming, its cadence skipping. Fast-breath and bound. Straining […]
How cruel to ask you to love me. How unfair to hand you such a burden. How selfish to ask for so much when I offer so little in return. […]
One of our 2026 Monarch Award nominees. Elise realizes it takes her at least ten minutes to pee when she watches an entire interview of her favorite actress on Good […]
LAUREN GOTTWORTH (@laurenwiththepinkhair) is an artist of many forms. Woodblock prints like this one, watercolor, digital, ink, tattoo, etc. and performing arts of singing, improv, and stand up comedy. Once […]
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