By Susan Ito The night before I start medical school, my mother, in her mama-san apron and mom jeans, squeezes my arm and smiles. “You...

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By Carson Sandell Kindergartners lined up in black and white, boys photographed mid-shove on metal benches girls allongé in laughter....

By Jasmine Kuar it’s a quiet day and we sit on the grass, the sun’s presence muted by the clouds. her hair is long, and that’s important....

By Cara Peterhansel This time, my legs can swing over the side of the table. I present my knee to be appraised. Look how well it can...

By Max Gillette Finally given the usual clipboard & chewed pen, I scan the familiar items (Do you have a family history of...) & notice a...

By Gretchen Rockwell Background I don’t say this because I have written about black holes, carcinization, iridescence, narwhals, acacias,...

By Carina Stopenski bit lip split lip i have waited for you buck your hips i’m sorry that i can’t move mountains for you i...

By Pragya Dhiman her body, the warzone isn’t hers. like a good democracy, it is the people’s and they will decide what to do with it....

By Carlo Rey Lacsamana Despite the lamentable shortness of his life, the Austrian artist, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) achieved a strikingly...

By Megan E. O'Laughlin For most adults, the skin weighs about eight pounds, the weight of an average cat. The skin can stretch to cover...

By Leticia Urieta Finding the culprit In John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror classic, The Thing, a group of American researchers are...

By Francesca Leader The girl bent over the toilet jerks her head around when you open the bathroom door and starts laughing, which you...

By Najla Brown He reminded me of home, so I moved in. Hung my art on his eyelashes. Pushed my bed against his left lung. His inhales...

By Rebecca Cuthbert It was a tiny tear at first—barely noticeable. Just her left ring finger detaching a bit. No big deal. Leah added a...