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The Commuter

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

My Father Is a Cinematic God

"Joon-ho," flash fiction from HOT FRUIT by Erinrose Mager

Nov 4 - Erinrose Mager
Prose

The Afterlife Is Having a Flea Market

Three poems by Holly Hunt

Oct 28 - Holly Hunt
poetry

Nothing Says Quality Time Like Being Kidnapped by Dad

Two poems by Forrest Rapier

Oct 21 - Forrest Rapier
poetry
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My Father Is a Cinematic God

Nov 4 - Erinrose Mager

Three New Poems by Ursula Le Guin

Oct 1 - Ursula Le Guin

The Gaping Asshole in My Parents’ Front Yard

Sep 30 - Amy X Wang

POETRY: Six by Elisa Gabbert

May 11 - Elisa Gabbert
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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

The Dead Return Every Minnesota Winter

Two poems by Keng Xiong

Jul 29 - Keng Xiong
poetry

Fly Me to the Island of Giant Rats

"Departure," flash fiction by Kevin Spaide

Jul 22 - Kevin Spaide
Prose

The Bruised Apple Tumbles Far From the Tree

Two poems by Danielle Shandiin Emerson

Jul 15 - Danielle Shandiin Emerson
poetry

The Bittersweet Cruelty of a Rerun

Two poems by Lindsay D'Andrea

Jul 8 - Lindsay D’Andrea
poetry

Knitting Myself Into the Algorithm

Two poems by Alison Lubar

Jul 1 - Alison Lubar
poetry

Dad Died and All I Got Was This Angry Alpaca

"A Report on the Alpaca," flash fiction by Patrick Cottrell

Jun 24 - Patrick Cottrell
Prose

The Policeman Finds Me Guilty of Joy

Two poems by Oladosu Michael Emerald

Jun 17 - Oladosu Michael Emerald
poetry
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