“I abhor capital punishment, but capital must be punished.”
From “Geramee Hensley is Deceased, and I am Filing This Tax Return on Their Behalf,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Geramee Hensley.
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So sorry to hear that! Some of our editors have not been able to volunteer as much of their time as they had originally hoped, which has caused a delay. They are planning to send a response to all submissions in the coming weeks.
“I roll, pour, or swallow are columns of red stripes.”
From “To My Clown Costume,” a Micro poem by Alejandro Lucero.
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“If I am alive now, it is because love will not stop flaying me open.”
From “Portrait of the Heart as Peniel,” an Insight essay by Marissa Davis.
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The Offing’s essay department is seeking new works! Submit until May 1st.
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“Listen to what Father’s saying to you, God willing you can do anything: a mixed president/heart surgeon, upper class the predestination, A-plus
in society’s image.”
From “Gift of God,” a poem by Matthew Zhao.
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“I tell myself it was okay to take the pups
From their mother. I’ve seen them kill their babies.
Mice make bad mothers.”
From “Microglia Isolation” and “Genotyping,” a set of BOTE poems by Noor Jafari.
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“I watch her, and she watches me until a teardrop rolls down. I don’t know if it’s from her eye, or mine, or from both of ours. I understand.”
From “Brother, She Calls Me,” an essay by Nwanne Agwu.
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‘But, one day, I heard him say, “Ayúdame.”’
From the Archives: “La Jungla,” a Micro poem by Nancy Jooyoun Kim.
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“Soon, I started naming the houses to feel closer to them. House 12 became ‘Fuzzed-Up Homies.’ House 28 was ‘Maybe Dad.’ House 59 was just ’ : )’ and I never wanted to know why.”
From “A Bad & Bad Empire,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Sam Berman.
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“The work was meaningful if you gave it meaning. She thought of people who sold shoes, or apps, or appliances, and thanked god she had found a business she could believe in: feeding people.”
An Excerpt from “Work to Do,” a novel by Jules Wernersbach.
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“The point is that all of us have moments in our lives that are touchstones that we return back to all the time.“
From a Q&A with Melissa Fraterrigo, author of The Perils of Girlhood by Kristen Patterson.
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“I am a psychic mother from psychic mothers/Mine planted flowers right before I fell in love/still I love”
From “The World Beginning” and “Joy Shall Be Yours in the Morning”, poems by Suzannah Russ Spaar.
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“The safe word is ‘Mucinex.’”
From “Domestic Discipline for the Perimenopausal,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Anavel Mingke.
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“Loneliness by gnawing its own leg
Is not loneliness but hunger
A spineless octopus
From a spineless family I suck and lick and bite
Myself”
From “Like This” and other poems,” a collection of poems by Kim Eon Hee, translated from Korean by Soje.
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“A bold choice to name an album after a song that was going to be hard to perform or get radio play.”
From “Q: Do you remember first hearing Jewel say faggot?,” an Insight essay by Stephen S. Mills.
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“Imagination can
be transferred. In the
hours you are alone,
it oils the
soul.”
From “Juneau,” a poem by Victoria Chang.
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“my god, I am missing it all I am—I’ve been hostile only to myself”
From “The Remedy,” a Micro poem by Jae Nichelle (@CropTopAssassin.bsky.social)
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“Proximity to power will pay off faster than your loans.”
From “Narrative Arc of No One’s Gumara,” an essay by Christine Grimaldi (@yourombudsmom.bsky.social)
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‘For some reason, it’s cute to say you’re “six-and-a-half,” but not “thirty-two and five-twelfths.”’
From “Lesser-Known Facts About Birthdays,” a Wit Tea humor piece by Sarah Garfinkel.
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In Memoriam of Theo LeGro We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of beloved poet Theo LeGro. Photo of Theo in a blue dress in front of trees, on an off-white background.
A photo of swimming white and orange fish Poetry All there is By Theo Legro May 10 2024
when I know I’m going to be out late I turn in shows about birds for the cat before I leave the house
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of poet Theo LeGro.
To honor their work and writing we are highlighting their poem ‘All There Is.’
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“My parent’s bedroom was museum and mausoleum.”
From “Case Study: Blood,” new BOTE by Rachel Morgan.
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“even though I think it should be clear that I am in the milieu, that I am waiting for something, a man and a woman in their sixties, both white, step in front of me.”
From “At the Gift Shop in Los Alamos,” a short story by Claire Stanford.”
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“But as it turns out, even the universe will go dark in a trillion years. Forgive me.”
From “The truth according to mycelia,” a poem by S.A. Leger.
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Call for Submissions —The Offing’s Back of the Envelope submissions are now open ! Submit at the link below.
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“Like: to get to the other side. Or: because I said so.”
From “There are no stupid questions,” a Micro poem by Elena Zhang.
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“Somewhere, there is a version of me that isn’t neck- deep in her invented filth.”
From “I Guess By Now I Thought I’d Be Done With Shame and "The Ocean Offers Femmes Some Unsolicited Advice,” poems by Franny Choi, originally published on June 21, 2017.
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hi divas, there’s just three days left to send to the Micro department @theoffingmag.bsky.social before this reading period closes! we pay $25USD per micro. would love to see more Micro prose, but send send send! I would love to see your work in the queue, & please share with your friends! 🌊✨🌙
“Maybe you didn’t know that this is the Bronze Age and the Stone Age is officially over. I can understand that—it’s not like anybody announced it—but the real reason is probably that you are not smart.”
From “A Metal I Can’t Help Admiring,” Wit Tea by Barry Foy.
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