Issue 3, Spring 2026
Editorial
Creative Nonfiction
In the Wilderness By Jen Hemphill
Cuffing Season By Halsey Hyer
Fiction
Sexy Tiger By Patrick McGinty
Superglue By J Buentello Benavides
Stargirl By J Buentello Benavides
Titanic By J Buentello Benavides
Ghost Hands By J Buentello Benavides
Poetry
Turning Away By Wendy McVicker
Instructions. Read carefully. By Wendy McVicker
These Truths—Self-Evident By Kari Gunter-Seymour
The Eucharist of the Ordinary By Kari Gunter-Seymour
Haven, a Half-Mile In By Justin Wymer
O Brother By Justin Wymer
Survival Advice for Lily Bees By Justin Wymer
A Portal to The Early Universe By Julia Johnson
Huntington By Julia Johnson
South Charleston, West Virginia By Julia Johnson
The Earth Is Shaking Less By Julia Johnson
Allegiance of Gratitude By Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr.
Continuous Miners By Sheila Carter-Jones
Inteview
Jody Diperna Interviews Amy Jo Burns
Student Spotlight
The Southern Belle’s Christmas Bazaar By Lydia Seaton
Artwork
Portal By Jaci Rice