Issue Eleven

A nude woman with long, windswept blond hair sits in front of a background of rocks and greenery and eats a papaya, its purple juices staining her chin and dripping onto her chest. The papaya is bright magenta in her hand.
Cover Art | “Papaya No. 1,” Anastasia Duchess

Editor’s Note















Side A










1.  Marissa Davis — “Then, Cathedral” 





2.  Nadia Born — “Inkling”





3.  Malik Thompson — “Cruising”





4.  Ali Shapiro — Two Erasures





5.  Catherine Simone Gray — “The Skin Bridge”









Side B












6.  Annie Woodford — “Soft, Softer”





7.  Luke Sutherland — “My Octopus Wife”





8.  Traci Brimhall — Two Poems





9.  Alyson Mosquera Dutemple — “Open the Window, Let in the Cool Air”





10. Lily Kaylor Honoré, “Naked Ladies”