
INTERVIEW | Annelyse Gelman
Movement. Metaphor. Sound. Meaning. Poet Annelyse Gelman’s collection, Everyone I Love is a Stranger to Someone, addresses and implements all of these things. No—challenges all of these things. No, wait—they wrestle, dance, embrace and question all of these things. They do all of that and more. In other words, Gelman’s ... Read More

INTERVIEW I Rikki Ducornet
In her new collection of essays, The Deep Zoo, artist and writer Rikki Ducornet looks at where imagination, violence, dreams, and fairy tales represent the deep zoo at the core of humanity. Here, Ducornet discusses further the ways in which art and the written intersect in our lives and relations ... Read More

Chelsey Clammer
Congratulations to Chelsey Clammer on the event of being born. We are so happy she was. Help us celebrate Chelsey's birthday, today, by wishing her well and checking out the fantastic work she has been up to! XO, Chelsey. Happy Birthday. Love, Your Eckleburgers ... Read More

Welcome
Small town. Texas. Cows. And a random Liberal Arts University in the middle of all those endless pastures. Southwestern University. Georgetown, Texas. You have never heard of it. Barely 1000 students and, to my delight, 750 of them are female. Move-in day. My mom and dad load up the huge ... Read More

This is What a Feminist Bookstore Looks Like
The lesbians surround me. Swarms of them come in every day through the heavy glass door and want to pick at my brain. “Are there any transgender books for children? “I want to introduce my sister to feminism, but she doesn't like to read. Is there a novel or something ... Read More

Kick Ball Change, Plie
When I was eight, I saw my mother win a hula-hoop competition. We were at a work picnic for my dad's company, and she entered the contest and won it. Her prize was a bright yellow walkman. Yes, that portable thing from the 90's that played tapes. I wasn't too ... Read More

The Chosen
Her name is Ally Crystal Elridge. She's knows to have the best pot, pot that is better than any other student's stash. She always has KB. Kind Bud. Smooth. Delicious. None of that cheap skunk shit I always smoke. We call her ACE when we are allowed to, when we ... Read More

When Sisters Speak
A Story from My Sister Kate: I am not home. I'm probably at some sports practice for one of the three sports I play for my high school. My mom is either on her way to or from one of the Jazzercise classes she teaches. It is early evening and ... Read More