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Tag: Issue 4
Ghost Love Story

It feels good to love her
I bought her a pair of gold earrings that writhe when she walks. / They bring the caramel curve of her neck.
The Last Girl
As you probably already know, / I was the only one of my friends to survive / that night. / Sometimes I feel like surviving / was the easy part.
Prickly back tendrils / alert me to your presence / at my bedside. I pull the blanket / up over my shoulder like a lover /
after sex or kissing me / goodnight.
Pledge Week
We, the Sorority of the Cloven-Hoofed Foot, / are looking for girls to join us!
Sparrow’s Medication Guide
Do not give your worries to other people, even if they have the same condition. It may harm them. Keep them in your mouth, a list under your tongue.
Call to Action in Translation
Find me a new story to paint / wine-dark, where they comb metaphors / instead of beaches
If Sappho Met Persephone
I love her more than I have poetry for.