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The Commuter

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

Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp

Three poems by Troy Osaki

Mar 11 - Troy Osaki
poetry

My Sensible Work Pants Have Chosen Violence

“Free the Fupa,” a graphic narrative by Amanda Awanjo

Mar 4 - Amanda Awanjo
Graphic Narrative

All’s Fair in Love and Optimus Prime

Two poems by Rosebud Ben-Oni

Feb 25 - Rosebud Ben-Oni
poetry
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Your Only Job Is to Ignore That Phone

Mar 22 - Hannah Gersen

Human Dignity Is Contraband in This Camp

Mar 11 - Troy Osaki

Instructions for How to Walk Through Walls

Nov 21 - Marco Maisto

Gator Butchering For Beginners

Jun 4 - Kristen Arnett
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My Mother’s Death Is a Government Disaster

Two poems by Nicholas Montemarano

Jan 22 - Nicholas Montemarano
poetry

In My Heart, I’m Always Princess Peach

Two poems by Abbie Kiefer

Jan 15 - Abbie Kiefer
poetry

The Revolution Will Not Be Sober

“Textiles,” flash fiction by Daniel Turtel

Jan 8 - Daniel Turtel
Prose

Embracing My Simmering Stew Era

“Green Onion Girl Grief,” a graphic narrative by Monique Laban

Dec 18 - Monique Laban
Graphic Narrative

If Sylvia Plath Wrote “Wild Geese”

Two poems by Erin Lyndal Martin

Dec 11 - Erin Lyndal Martin
poetry

Trying and Failing to Locate My Maternal Instinct

Two graphic narratives by Brittani Sonnenberg

Dec 4 - Brittani Sonnenberg
Graphic Narrative

I Hope My Funeral’s a Fucking Mess

A poem by Kaia Ball

Nov 27 - Kaia Ball
poetry

Somebody Please Dump Me

“The Breakup,” flash fiction by Helen Anderson

Nov 20 - Helen Anderson
Prose

Who Needs a Date When I’ve Got a Microwave

"Hinge," a poem by Xinyue Huang

Nov 13 - Xinyue Huang
poetry
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