Issue #55 – Call for Submissions

Not just dirt as mess, but dirt as method, material, and metaphor.

March 5, 2026

We are looking for short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, and photography that explore all the dirty things we’re told to scrub away… and what happens when they stick around.…

Liu Xia

Featured Fiction

Deep Inside

Stefan Zhael |

February 25, 2026

I think I see something move in the dark, across the room, near the far wall that I hope is there. The only light is from a dim digital clock that reads 23:34. I follow him and stupidly ask, “What’s …