Writing
2026
The Embroideress
Su Wannian’s embroidery frame stood by the window. The window faced north and admitted little sunlight…
THE HELIX OF PERSUASION
We can’t go on like this, pretending it’s about grammar. The weight of days belies us…
The Cherry Tree
I woke up this morning to the sound of birds rustling through the cherry tree’s branches.…
the levelness of the game
You’ve seen the game, and likely played it. Roll the golf ball up the short wooden…
Broken Boys
INT. APARTMENT 1 – NIGHT We open on a grey apartment, paint peeling off the walls…
Alternative Lettuce Literary Technologies
Why was paper dried in squares? 90-degree angles arbitrarily over-determined the technology. If paper had been…
Unraveling
Dreams refuse small rooms, press against every wall,
The Bird Artist
You only carried two books the Art of Birdwatching and the Bible. You went on expeditions…
Searching
The magic carpet comes undone, Red strings unravel, fly everywhere, High winds downtown.
Bone
I am tired now having travelled from afar. I will rest my head
The Iron Gate
The door leads nowhere you’d want to be. Explore the negative spaces, the devil’s work through…
My Dying Father Reminds Me of an Octopus
Water is the meter of how long he will live. Except, he does not drink today…
Perhaps Deleting Will Prevent Repetition
Translated from the Persian by Nasser Pooyesh, with editorial consultation from Mojtaba Ahmadkhan “I fell.” She…
Visual Poetry
A visual poem triptych — typewriter poems collaged onto hand-painted illustrations. I. The Frill of Solitude…
Jack-in-his-Kitchen
Setting: A broad kitchen under a low ceiling, flush with roseate light; bundles of sage, rosemary,…