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The Commuter

Poetry, flash, graphic, or experimental narrative arriving every Wednesday morning.

My Lust Will Melt All the Snow in Antarctica

“Steam,” flash fiction by Jean-Luke Swanepoel

Feb 4 - Jean-Luke Swanepoel
Prose

Trauma Bonding at the Five-Year Reunion

Two poems by Sarah Chin

Jan 28 - Sarah Chin
poetry

A Genius Can Always Get Their Hands on a Violin

“Prodigies,” flash fiction by Drue Denmon

Jan 21 - Drue Denmon
Prose
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My Lust Will Melt All the Snow in Antarctica

Feb 4 - Jean-Luke Swanepoel

Gator Butchering For Beginners

Jun 4 - Kristen Arnett

I’m in Love with My Ex’s Absence

Jan 3 - Christopher Boucher

The Night the World Melted Away

Jul 3 - Tochukwu Okafor
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We Are Silent Skin Waiting to Sing

Two poems by Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe

Jan 14 - Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
poetry

He’d Rather Fight a Dragon Than His Wife

“Tom vs. Dragon,” flash fiction by Lyndsay Hall

Jan 7 - Lyndsay Hall
Prose

My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries

“Prayers to the God of Progress,” flash fiction by Andrew Graham Martin

Dec 17 - Andrew Graham Martin
Prose

Frida Deserved Better Than Diego’s Coconut

Two ekphrastic poems by Danilo Marin

Dec 10 - Danilo Marin
poetry

A Severed Finger Is Rarely a Good Sign

“Fissures,” flash fiction by Ariel Katz

Dec 3 - Ariel Katz
Prose

My Nipples Are a Public Safety Hazard

Two poems by Weiji Wang

Nov 26 - Weiji Wang
poetry

Blood and Guts Were Our First Language

“what i can teach you,” a poem by Eshani Surya

Nov 19 - Eshani Surya
poetry

Where’s My “5 Over 65” Award?

“Senior Writer Bingo,” a graphic narrative by R.L. Maizes the Elder

Nov 12 - R.L. Maizes the Elder
Graphic Narrative

I’m Sorry, You’ve Reached the Wrong Messiah

“Paul's Tomb,” flash fiction by Will VanDenBerg

Nov 5 - Will VanDenBerg
Prose
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