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The Commuter

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

Nothing Says Quality Time Like Being Kidnapped by Dad

Two poems by Forrest Rapier

Oct 21 - Forrest Rapier
poetry

Field Guide to Predators in Their Natural Habitat

Two poems by James Allen Hall

Oct 14 - James Allen Hall
poetry

Nothing Says Apocalypse Like a Hampton Inn Parking Lot

Two poems by Erika Meitner

Oct 7 - Erika Meitner
poetry
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Eight Tiny Stories, Translated From the Emoji

Nov 27 - James Hannaham and John W. Bateman

Criminal Record Check — A Comic by Dakota McFadzean

Jun 20 - Dakota McFadzean

ESSAY: Consumption by Elissa Washuta

Jun 22 - Elissa Washuta

Unsatisfactory Paramours of Britain

Dec 11 - Jenny Hill
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The Beauty and Audacity of Black Detroit

Two poems from GOOD DRESS by Brittany Rogers

Oct 9 - Brittany Rogers
poetry

Mrs. Morrison Corrects Her Obituary

A fiction debut by Taisiya Kogan

Oct 2 - Taisiya Kogan
Prose

A Three-Bedroom Victorian to Kill For

“House Hunting,” a fiction debut by Mary Heitkamp

Sep 25 - Mary Heitkamp
Prose

Dreaming About Crosstown Traffic From Prison

“The Roads,” a poem by John DiMenna

Sep 18 - John DiMenna
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My Chili Tastes Like Failure and Death

“Grocery Shopping,” a graphic narrative by Amy Chu

Sep 11 - Amy Chu
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Hope Is a Wrecking Ball

Two poems by Sarah Carson

Sep 4 - Sarah Carson
poetry

I’ve Been Diagnosed With Blackness

Two poems from 2000 BLACKS by Ajibola Tolase, winner of the 2024 Cave Canem Prize

Aug 28 - Ajibola Tolase
poetry

Redfin, Show Me a Renovated Version of Myself

"In Grover Cleveland's Childhood Home," flash fiction by Sari Fordham

Aug 21 - Sari Fordham
Prose

The Unspeakable Cruelty of the Left Hand

Two poems by Zen Ren

Aug 14 - Zen Ren
poetry
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