In "No God but Us," two queer Afghan men navigate empire, desire, and the fault lines of shared identity
She moved through her days as though he was background in her story
The anemic green texture of drought is juxtaposed by the promise of abundance in a country-shaped droplet of water
Two poems by Timi Sanni
From migration to reverse migration, these books explore home, heritage, and finding freedom in placemaking
These eight queer heartache novels pair perfectly with popular indie anthems of the early aughts
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
Steven Reigns and Sara Youngblood Gregory discuss generational memory, the queer dance floor, and why certain stories must be told
For these women, to be obsessed is to be the center of one’s story
I want to believe she wasn’t being cruel, but on some level, she felt this kind of hatred was trivial or acceptable
The best books in the genre are haunted by the unbearable truth at the heart of empires
"The Flamingo Café" by Laurie Lathem, winner of the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
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