by Malaka Gharib
On a recent afternoon at Tysons Corner Mall in Virginia, I detected — above the waft of Auntie Anne’s pretzels and the affront of vanilla a... Read More.
by Rashaan Meneses
“For some of us, language is a homeland…” - Gloria Anzaldúa, Borderlands/La Frontera
We live where the fog used to gath... Read More.
by Anne Liu Kellor
1. When the Ferguson shooting and protests erupt in 2014, I am stuck in my own cocoon, mourning recent betrayals in my marriage. Temporar... Read More.
by Katrina Otuonye
Before my jaw surgery, I got used to doctors holding my face in their hands. They cupped my misshapen jaw, measured my midline, open bite... Read More.
by Karolina Zapal
In a tiny village in Southern Poland named “Mała,” a Catholic priest sexually abused dozens of underage girls, three of whom I know by... Read More.
by Kofi Opam
“We”
Today I’m too angry to know what to do with myself, so I take a very hot shower and listen to loud music over the speaker: a song... Read More.
by Frances Lee
I’ve been thinking a lot about bridges over the past year.
Last summer, my partner and I moved from a bustling urban city to a working... Read More.
May the Stars Guide You Safely Home
After I call the cops to ask for a protective orderI read about the girlfriend of a serial killer. What she knew,
wha... Read More.
by Naomi Day
Amanti had read the section of the MailFolk Employee Code titled “Do Unto Others’ Packages As You Would Have Them Do Unto Yours” three times in... Read More.
