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Tag: alcohol

“Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming
Fiction

“Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming

March 20, 2023May 29, 20230

I’ve put the sign on the door for a reason: “Day sleeper, don’t ring or knock,” but the doorbell rings anyway, just when I’m dozing …

“Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt
Poetry

“Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt

November 27, 2020November 22, 20200

Getting all the feels with SZA tonight as that rack of wine from yesterday makes its way through my wrists and ankles Sometimes a voice …

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr
Fiction

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind blowing from the east sent the tall yellow prairie grass bowing in ripples toward the old house. Colin leaned against the …

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton
Fiction

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton

March 29, 2020August 29, 20200

Honey’s Pub is loud with live music, and there’s a full pint of lager in front of me. If I drink it, it’ll be my …

“Pink” by Izzy Martens
Non-Fiction

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

December 9, 2019April 21, 20250

The small pink tube is pressed into the palm of my right hand. I am flicking the lid with my thumb, finding satisfaction in the …

“Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim
Poetry

“Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim

January 14, 2019August 29, 20200

Under a sulfur streetlamp, your crisscrossed polymer strips that carve berths for beverages from empty air reminded me of the elastic and steel rigs worn …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone
Fiction

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of the summer, back when Willow’s mother slipped in and out of lunacy, sometimes she’d wake up at night to find her …

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