Buzzwords and Banned Books by Khalisa Rae
February 28, 2022
I learned them on the page first. Fellapart and assembled notions of suicide, held brilliant pain, Beloved, in the handsof…
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Excerpt: RESPECT THE MIC: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF POETRY FROM A CHICAGOLAND HIGH SCHOOL
February 25, 2022
Edited by Peter Kahn, Hanif Abdurraqib, Franny Choi, and Dan Sullivan Diluted By Savastiana Valle A few weeks ago I…
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One Question: Peter Kahn
February 25, 2022
Hypertext Magazine asked Peter Kahn, editor of Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School,…
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The Stranger by J.H. Palmer
February 24, 2022
One afternoon in Chicago during the summer of 2017, I saw a bumper sticker in the shape of a paw…
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Tracks by Alexis Berry
February 21, 2022
I was halfway down the stairs of the UIC-Halsted station when I heard it—the voice of Lee Crooks blaring across…
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The Mechanics of Dying by Anointing Obuh
February 17, 2022
The clot plops into the toilet. This one is larger than a tennis ball, I can feel it. I wrap…
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American Spirits by Nathan Cover
February 14, 2022
content warning: description of suicide It is night, Adi is smoking, like always. Bill in the back seat, me in…
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My Litmus Test by Tara Mandarano
February 10, 2022
I. You land in my inbox like a virus, casually asking if I’ve caught the latest episode of Lost. After…
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Creative Nonfiction by Mandira Pattnaik
February 7, 2022
DOMESTIC GODDESS AT THE ALTAR Eight years on, I’ll be an astrophysicist, the Wandering One, hopping from planet to planet,…
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Frying Potatoes by Paula Boyland
February 3, 2022
Your dad tells you, again, you’re not old enough to use a knife. When you ask him how old you…
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Between Moon and Spider Crab by Sam Ferrante
January 31, 2022
I have slaughtered an irredeemable number of jellyfishes. I didn’t believe Heather Dunn the first time she told me we…
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Buttons by Anne-Marie Oomen
January 27, 2022
Our house is rivered with need, with talk that pools under the talk that talks. It is about money; not…
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Strands by Joshua Jones Lofflin
January 24, 2022
I leave the car window cracked. Hair’s asleep in back. My daughter named him. I thought it short for Harold…
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Underground Topography by Alison McBain
January 20, 2022
An unintelligible announcement crackled over the loudspeakers. Angélica glanced at the digital screens hanging from the paint-chipped ceilings. Accident at…
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Talking About the Fall Color by Mary Hawley
January 17, 2022
Keller’s Konvenience was near the end of town, where Main Street sloped toward Lake Superior and stopped at the shipyard.…
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All That’s Left by Claire Petrichor
January 13, 2022
“Boss, you awake?” It’s Baker who bothered me, eyes sincere and arms spread wide as those tight uniform sleeves allowed.…
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They All Catch Up in the End by Patrick Kruth
January 10, 2022
content warning: car wreck trauma, death It was a bad act. As usual, the night had got away from him.…
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Excerpt: Terry Tierney’s LUCKY RIDE
January 6, 2022
By Terry Tierney Outside Diane’s door, I caught the familiar scent of jasmine incense, and a string of small brass…
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One Question: Terry Tierney
January 6, 2022
Hypertext Magazine asked Terry Tierney, author of Lucky Ride, “Why did you structure Flash’s Vietnam Era hitchhiking trip from Upstate New…
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Waking by Matt Levin
January 6, 2022
We travelled three days through the yellow-pointed plains up a mountain road to the village where the saint lived. The…
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Last Chance by Margo McCall
January 3, 2022
When Kayla closed her eyes, Jim’s propane tank exploded all over again, and when she opened them, the flames she’d…
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Inheritance by Christi Craig
December 30, 2021
Nonfiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest I was eighteen when my mother gave me the garnet ring. “From…
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There Are Cracks In My Crystal Ball by Sarah Sloane
December 27, 2021
Nonfiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest My life as an online psychic was short–lived. Its truncated nature was…
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Shoal by Suzi Banks Baum
December 23, 2021
Third Place Nonfiction, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest Nineteen sixty-nine is the year my father calls me Gazelle for my…
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Four at Three by Kimm Brockett Stammen
December 20, 2021
Nonfiction Second Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest Sill My earliest memory is of throwing a stuffed toy called Morgan…
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Excerpt: Robert Tomaino’s NEW MADRID
December 16, 2021
By Robert Tomaino Later that afternoon, August burst into the sheriff’s office. His face was a faded red from exertion,…
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One Question: Robert Tomaino
December 16, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Robert Tomaino, author of New Madrid, “What prompted you to write an alternate history novel?” By Robert Tomaino The…
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How to Get Married at 22 by Lucy Zhang
December 16, 2021
Nonfiction First Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest 1. Pray for parents smart enough to pass the toefl so an…
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Louse by Kit Edwards
December 13, 2021
Fiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest “A massive and sudden emergence of uncanniness, which, familiar as it might…
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Empty Spaces by Stephen Haines
December 9, 2021
Fiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest McDonald’s toy collection: estimated value= $1975 or $2300 (depending on condition) Commemorative…
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