by Matthew Porubsky &&&&&&&&&I’m a pebble in the desert. Toss some rocks &&&&&&&&&&and sand; enough to make a mountain.[…]
Dream Noir
literary + art magazine
Art by Birdy Asya
I’m Anastasiya Kuruliova and I live in Minsk, Belarus. I’m 22 years old and I teach German. I like to write prose-poetry in English, Russian and Belarusian. Along with essays in different languages. I also […]
A Visionaries Dilemma
by Sam Rebrovich The time threads knot Inside my calcium chamber Wild reds, and calm purples, plum blues, and sightful greens Make a mud mess slushy Nothing moves outside like sleep paralysis Yet I’m not […]
My Parents Have Always Fought
by Sage Leona My parents have always fought. Mentally, verbally, physically. All of my memories of my entire first fifteen years of life are entwined with horror stories of their annoyances which turned into disagreements […]
Summer’s Smoke
by Sage Leona in the golden hour that lasts three months i smoke a cigarette &&&&&&and fall in love the warmth feels endless, and it is {from the tan on my legs &&&&&to the taste […]
Shepherd
by Jordan Williams & Sunday morning, quiet as toast. November air thrusts into my lungs like a dictator and I understand why the trees make ritualistic sacrifices of their beautiful children. Last night’s slumber haunts […]
Raspberries
by Jordan Williams To grow down first, then up in a fruit filled half acre means a bittersweet bloodline pucker-tart memories that sour pop in rear mouth as though unripened grapes small, unimpressive green globes […]
Hamartia
by Jordan Williams I didn’t mean to, but I wrote this for you — what started as a reflection on my town the way people here are white and laced scared of things without functionality […]
Three Poems
by Meghan Kilpatrick The Worst Parts of Yourself Find comfort in the unknown Nurture your body Every part of you I hope your confidence radiates I hope you stop criticizing Marathon Emotions Run To the […]
Two Haikus
by Gerard Sarnat & Worn Out Humiliation, heartbreak: life now upside down, they are adornments. [Un]blushingly Best thing ‘bout six grand love, […]
