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The Commuter

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

I Store My Demons Next to the Pickled Beets

"Ball Jar Demon," flash fiction by Kyle Winkler

Jun 10 - Kyle Winkler
Prose

A Serial Killer Walks Into a Bookstore

“The Last Reader” from STORYKNIFE by Jess Row

Jun 3 - Jess Row
Prose

Angel, Those Wings Look Ridiculous on You

Two poems by Timi Sanni

May 27 - Timi Sanni
poetry
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I Store My Demons Next to the Pickled Beets

Jun 10 - Kyle Winkler

Go with Dignity to the Guillotine

Dec 19 - Mark Yakich

Two Debut Poems by Bennet Bergman

Jun 18 - Bennet Bergman

Boy Meets Girl Without All the Bullshit

Aug 6 - Simon Henry Stein
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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

I May Be a Snake But I’ll Never Become Your Purse

Three anagram poems by Jia-Rui Cook

Mar 25 - Jia-Rui Cook
poetry
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