“The Bean” by Kenia Burke

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   I thought of it as punishment, had I been walking the right path I wouldn’t be in this predicament. I questioned God’s use of me and my body. That was only my second mistake in the story. My first was...

“On Storms, Choice, and Motherhood” by S. Jordan

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   The night I went into labor, a week early, I drove myself to the hospital, down streets devoid of people, thinking it was a false alarm. My son arrived with two whorls of hair atop his head, like twin...

“Before and After” by Stephanie Vessely

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   This morning I was scrolling through my Timehop feed and came across a photo from 2008. Timehop is an application that sifts through old photos and social media posts, and then shares with you what you...

“Carriage” by Zea Archer

Issue 18 / Summer 2019 / Abortion Ban Protest Special Issue   I. Serenity: Metastatic cells. High numbers that should be low, and low numbers that should be high. Fertilization. Light and dark watercolor lines. Receptivity and reciprocity in all of microscopia...