Porcelain Stains

by AnnaRae Costa      “The men surreptitiously visited her shine tab night, and stains discovered on Aphrodite’s marble thighs betrayed their lust.” – Adrienne Mayor       Something derived from skin       But lacks the… Continue reading Porcelain Stains

unbecoming

by Mitch Marti 1.swollen ear where he toyed with fresh piercings, lips a renaissance, teeth thunderous, constantlypulling, tugging at the skin that’s left, claiming what might’ve been. 2.bloodshot, holy, holes… Continue reading unbecoming

divine retribution

By Luciel Duran this is divine retribution for mei’m not sure who has control ofthis knife we thrustagainst my throat. you—breathless, waiting forme—grasping the bladesteady hands guidinghesitance beneathfeeble flesh. i… Continue reading divine retribution

Strawberry Mouse 

By Hannah Penney My mothers collection of thousand butterflies china the wedding was english countryside a strawberry mouse with eyes stitched ingreat aunt Hannah in a black gingham dressscowling framed smiling from the… Continue reading Strawberry Mouse 

peach

By Caroline Seery soft, smooth skineasily broken by touchor teeth.delicate curves, a body of sweetnessadmired in its ripenessgreedy hands reaching, desperate for a small tastewith no commitmentjuice trailing off an ache to reach the… Continue reading peach

Woman

By Angelica Connolly I have tried to define what it feels like to be a woman as a solitary conviction, but I am ignorant enough to think that this definition… Continue reading Woman