Issue 012

By Anna Fitzgerald Healy Originally Published by Mystery Tribune I wake up and brush my hair. Put on some makeup. Pull on my new leggings with “butt-lifting technology.” Take a selfie for my admire...

By Caity Scott Light splashes cold over Elanor’s skin, and the shallow snap of footsteps on tile makes the space behind her eyes buzz. The man’s fingertips piano against her plastic window. “The bl...

By Sarah Fannon When your whole household dies without you, it’s hard to grieve normally, and that’s why even though my entire family gathers in the living room, they don’t actually live there. My ...

By R. L. Meza “I’m not doing this anymore.” Molly knots her trembling fingers in the hair-sprayed nest of curls piled atop her head. “I can’t. I won’t.” As if she has a choice. As if any of us—Beth...

By Andrew Rucker Jones Ms. Van Buren, she wants everybody to recognize that she’s related to that U.S. president nobody remembers, even if you’re from Mexico and don’t know U.S. history too good. T...

By Jennifer Lee Rossman With the curtains drawn tight against the too-bright morning sun, the only pinprick of light came from the green LED in the ceiling. Sonia instinctively searched for it upon...

By Mark Burnham Part 1: Procedure Val Pinker stopped struggling and just hung there, feeling every minute of his sixty-five years of age. Suspension cables hooked around his feet, arms, and torso. ...

Art by Julian Bustos Feature by Rob Carroll Artist Julian Bustos has great love and respect for the medium he works in and the artists that came before him. “I’m addicted to spending hours contempl...

By Jennifer Sikora Feature by Rob Carroll Ukranian artist Jennifer Sikora’s illustrations radiate love and affection for Ukrainian folklore and culture during a time of great suffering for the nati...