and after and after and nothing changes, just the names of the children. This one drew birds wearing hats. That one had an orange juice popsicle for an imaginary friend.
After by Claudia Monpere
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Issue #35
The End of Mammals by Erin Ruble
It began with the pigs. As one factory farm after another succumbed, animal rights activists proclaimed it proof of the system’s failure.
Prudence by Christy Stillwell
They put the shock collar on the boy and that was it for the nanny. First they put the collar on one another. They were professors in English and Philosophy, all of them smart people.
Husband by Sara Cappell Thomason
I want a house, a wife, a steak dinner and all my bills paid on time. I want to settle down in a house and get paid. Dinner from my wife served on time
Huey on Beauty by Kai-Lilly Karpman
Good morning. I am a beautiful man—thank God, I guess. Religion doesn’t speak to me. The sun rises, waking me like a dear friend might. Coffee can boost your cortisol levels—never touch the stuff
Crotches and Feet by K. McGuirk
I was chatting with a new friend at the café. I’d been sitting alone with a crossword when she came by and sat herself down. I’d heard about her before I met her.
Ugly Baby by Molly Foltyn
You were an ugly baby. As the first, you had a difficult journey, paving the way for yourself and then me, and your head came out pointed like a traffic cone.
Pre-Colombian Pottery Frog-Vessel (Replica) by S.A. Greene
“It’s a pitcher in the shape of a frog,” says my husband, who works near the museum shop.
Revision by Beth Kanter
I immediately accepted Anne Frank’s invitation to join her for afternoon tea at Koffie ende Koeck, Amsterdam’s highly rated vegan cafe a mere scone’s throw away from the apartment where she almost grew up in Merwedeplein Square.