Lunch interviews are rough for the perpetually hungry
Pointed Circle, 2026
Non-fiction by Shaquan Womack
Employers schedule lunch interviews to see how well you can handle pressure without vomiting. This has to be the only...
nina’s gun
Pointed Circle, 2026
Poem by Vanessa Mata
my ugly feelings run wild. like children at a restaurant: screaming, crying
as if it’s the end of the...
Pack Animals
Alchemy, 2026
Fiction by Jillian Clemo
The mud on the ground felt lumpy and cold under my feet. Big chunks of
dirt made up our...
Masters of Light
Alchemy, 2026
Poem by Spencer Guillot
Before city, Before town, Before tribe,
Fire,
A camouflage of perfect design
So demanding of attention
...
On Passing
Alchemy, 2025
Non-fiction by Rahim Welch-Lucier (Alchemy Editor)
I pass people I recognize on the train sometimes.
I’m never sure how to feel about that. I knew...
Winter Market
Alchemy, 2025
Poem by Kati Kim (Alchemy Editor)
Bundled browsers sip sweet bitter brew, scents of smoke and chocolate,
crowds sample speared slices of crisp pink spheres,...
Wayne, NJ
Alchemy, 2025
Non-fiction by Anthony Guerra (Alchemy Editor)
Rest Stop: Newton, no, Wayne, NJ, 2:41 am:
We had smoked the morning away joint by joint.
This morning slugged...
Fiending for Scraps
Alchemy, 2025
Fiction by Kamea Gray (Alchemy Editor)
A sharp voice cut through the wind. “Come closer. We can’t hear what you’re saying.”
The boy moved slowly, feet...
Estate Sales
Alchemy, 2025
Non-fiction by Svetlana Tomlin (Alchemy Editor)
There are a lot of things in the US that surprise a foreigner, such as a cleaning product powered by...
Whalefall
Alchemy, 2025
Poem by Cassius Wolfstar (Alchemy Editor)
I’m shedding my skin, and not graceful and all at once like a snake— more like how a whale's skin...