by David Romanda
One packet
of ramen
isn’t enough, Continue reading
Can Humans Live Without Forests? I Asked AI
by Yvette A. Schnoeker-Shorb
While humans wouldn’t necessarily suffocate (most oxygen comes
from marine phytoplankton), surviving a completely deforested world
would be biologically impossible for our species due to
cascading environmental failures.
–from an AI Overview on Google Continue reading
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The Cul-De-Sac
by Maryam Khamesi
We had moved to a cul-de-sac, wedged between a couple who gifted us Bibles for Christmas and dressed their children like porcelain dolls and a neighbor who lived on his rocking chair, observing the street as God. Continue reading
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River Bathers
by Esther Sadoff
We eat by the river,
girls sunbathing
in dappled light.
They remind me
of Artemis
and her female
hunters. Continue reading
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Reset
by Robert L. Penick
I am the only house left after the tornado introduces a new order to the neighborhood. Other dwellings, greater and lesser, have been multiplied and extrapolated across lawns, streets, and sidewalks. “Is this entropy?” I wonder, as my windows gaze out over the recent diffusion of order. Things are not what they used to be, but this is certain: Zillow listings will need to be updated. Continue reading
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