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The Commuter

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

People Who Live Near Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Shade

"Picture This," flash fiction by Whitney Collins

Aug 19 - Whitney Collins
Prose

Even Good Boys Get a Little Bloody Sometimes

Two poems by Kate Stoltzfus

Aug 12 - Kate Stoltzfus
poetry

My Sex Appeal Can Kill a Man at 10 Paces

"We Should Go Out!" flash fiction by Whitney Lewis

Aug 5 - Whitney Lewis
Prose
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Gator Butchering For Beginners

Jun 4 - Kristen Arnett

Eight Tiny Stories, Translated From the Emoji

Nov 27 - James Hannaham and John W. Bateman

A Side of Metamorphosis With Your Coffee, Hon?

May 20 - Laurie Lathem

How Hard, How Hard It Is to Be a Person

Sep 18 - Adam O’Fallon Price
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Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You

Two poems by Timi Sanni

May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry

A Side of Metamorphosis With Your Coffee, Hon?

"The Flamingo Café" by Laurie Lathem, winner of the Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize

May 20 - Laurie Lathem
Prose

Now Welcoming All Bees Onboard the Flight

Two poems by Russell Brakefield

May 13 - Russell Brakefield
poetry

The Delicious Hell of a New Jersey Sex Dungeon

Two poems by Nat Mesnard

May 6 - Nat Mesnard
poetry

True Love With Three Olives and a Twist

“The Martini Fairy,” flash fiction by Peter M. Kazon

Apr 29 - Peter M. Kazon
Prose

The Fragile Pride of the Displaced New Englander

Two poems by Abbie Kiefer

Apr 22 - Abbie Kiefer
poetry

Hairballs Are My Love Language

"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller

Apr 15 - Maya Miller
Prose

Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed

“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers

Apr 8 - Ben Daggers
Prose

My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone

“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell

Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
Prose
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