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Samantha Imperi 6/25/25 Samantha Imperi 6/25/25

Jeremy Allen White in his Underwear

he never smiles, only glares at the camera
like he’s looking right into your soul,
and wanting you.

Cynthia Weiner 3/26/25 Cynthia Weiner 3/26/25

The Watcher

“His face was haggard, scattered with gray stubble and damp with sweat. In the air between them was the musky odor of bourbon. “I am weary with my moaning,” he moaned. “All night I make my bed swim.” He looked at her, and even as she looked away, Kate was sure his gaze was lingering on her breasts.”

Noelani Piters 4/9/24 Noelani Piters 4/9/24

Years After I Quit the Water

“lingering mysteries I knew / I would never know: a boy who / drank rivers…”

Kate Welsh 11/21/23 Kate Welsh 11/21/23

“Eggs” & “Karkinos”

“Recently, the doctor has been looking / at my ovaries. I mean: she shoved / a camera inside of me to get a glimpse”

Munawar Abbas 9/21/23 Munawar Abbas 9/21/23

Ernest

“I’d hear this man’s footsteps above me when in bed, trying to trap the sound of his feet with my eyes…”

Lewis Warsh 12/13/20 Lewis Warsh 12/13/20

To The Penguin Boy

“The victim is not the person who wakes
in the middle of the night. The victim is not
the person who sleeps until noon.”

Siena Oristaglio 12/31/19 Siena Oristaglio 12/31/19

Susana’s Jaguar

Two performers, Asun Noales and Sebastian Rowisnki,
stand in a circle of small jaguar heads.
The heads are sculpted from pearl-white plastic
by an artist named Susana Guerrero.
The heads are perfectly identical.
Their mouths stretch agape, as if caught mid-roar.
Beyond rows of jagged teeth,
each throat swells with inky black.

Epiphany 11/27/19 Epiphany 11/27/19

Interview with Olga Zilberbourg

I am very interested in writing about those moments when people judge each other, exploring how people’s judgments of others reflect on their own character and understanding.