The Angel's Mouth by Gerri Ravyn Stanfield
“I do not know why you shudder when two men kiss”
July by Anonymous
“I open the gown reluctantly and brace for the ungentle probing I’ve come to expect”
Latency Period: Animal Encounters
“A hardening from head to toe, as if I’d armored myself”
Punishment Log by Alex Behr
“At couples counseling, the Kleenex box is on the side, half-empty.”
Knoxville, June by Kate Jayroe
“I was the first woman you’d eaten and you were the second woman I’d eaten “
In This Body: Inner/Outer Self
“There is something worth gritting your teeth or going meditation dead for”
Another Spin With Corinne by Jacob Aiello
“She didn’t say another word until we were both done and zipped back up”
Miscarrying Through the NBA Finals by Kate Suddes
“I take a picture of it. I delete it. I un-delete it.”
Kindness in Unexpected Packages By Donna Renee Anderson
“here we were standing outside a church on a Tuesday morning looking for help.”
The Woman on the Bridge by Grace Forrester
“You shouldn’t blame yourself, for shooting me 44 times”
Virginity Stories: The Sound of an Arrow by Nina Rockwell
“Hold hands [or not]. Smoke pot. Sleep. Turn down advances.”