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David Capps

On the walk from Gray Matter to The Graduate, and past the couple on the steps singing a light-hearted jingle about Adderall, we overhear an old man asking, “Where’s New Haven?”

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A Shadow, a Snake // Lisa Piazza

It’s not every day you see a bald eagle at Serene Lakes, but I’ve seen a few before. Flying, perched in trees, their white feathers showing or skimming the lake to grab some trout, then speed off.

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Love Poem for the Neoliberal Age // Michael Conner

I don’t want to be radicalized by terror.
I want to feed mourning doves
from the palm of my hand in spite of it.

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Mud and Lotus // Aaron Lelito

Mud and Lotus

Reading passages in the back seat
in a parking lot
after dark.

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Objective Truths // Liam Strong

like any fable your story
begins with a cup of soup
signifying goodness. positivity. as in:
the audience is prepared
for an unhappy ending.

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Accidental Summoning, Paris Metro // Ella Grim

before I was told the unspoken rule
about not looking people in the eyes,
you were there on the bench at Oberkampf

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Self-care Saturday // Harley Chapman

Self-Care Saturday

My knowing-better loops elbows
with fuck-it-I-don’t-care
& we choose a linen dress
that shows the silhouette of our ass

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(Bad) Daily Horoscopes // Elena Ender

(Bad) Daily Horoscopes

Aquarius: Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ?

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Of Rules (and Rulers) // Jen Schneider

my friend
believed rules
were meant to be broken

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Help Wanted // Glen Armstrong

Can you help me find somebody to help me?
Somebody to love? Somebody to fix
a sink who won’t overcharge me? Enlarge
me? Make love to me as if waxing a car?

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middle school book report: The Five Useless Love Languages // Jillian Van Hefty

“Quality time” means being pressured into spending your day with someone when you would rather do more important stuff alone. A good example of this is cruise ship commercials.