Not long ago, I saw this post on Facebook of a girl saying, ‘If you say I’m fat, congratulations! You have eyes.’ She was talking about body positivity and being able to wear whatever she wants during the summer
Gordita by Ary Rex
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Starkillers by Akshay Fotedar
The fragile mesh of thoughts / torn by a falling star. / A sundering of worlds; / the incompleteness / taunting.
Here is My Silence by Alycia Pirmohamed
This antagonistic / serrated / version of myself is not unlike / the coyotes we watched / stalk the ice.
This Terrible Silence by Robin Stephen Brown
He touched his nose gently with his fingers, just gave it a wee gentle stroke to see what the damage was, to examine the damage – he couldn’t really feel much that resembled a nose truth be told
White Noise Lobster by Nilsa Rivera
Every year, I’m supposed to get a hearing test. Every year, I am terrified of what my audiologist will say. This year wasn’t different.
Reflection by Tricia Elliott
Human, / we heard you coming – / the tangled, grumbling footfalls
Aazadi – Freedom by Vidhipssa Mohan
It was going to be a special day. Gudiya couldn’t sleep the night before 13 April 1919.
Dude, Not Darling by Hope Bell
I am asked regularly, “What are the challenges of raising a transgender child?”
A Name for Things by Amy Alexander
Every object in this photograph has a name. / Rabbit the clock / Tonka the truck / Mr. and Mrs. Claus
Lemon Zest by Toby Sharpe
I pulled my jeans back on. They were damp, lying there on the floor, beside his oddly placed slow cooker