Issue 24 / Winter 2021 / Special Issue: Pleasure I scalp the orange in my palms, praying for serenity & wisdom. My thumb stained by dried, golden blood crying from under the peel. A subtle spray bounces to perfume my face. Its aroma reminds me of a woman I’m not...
Issue 24 / Winter 2021 / Special Issue: Pleasure Nefertiti Asanti is a poet born and raised in the Bronx and a recipient of fellowships and residencies from the Watering Hole, Lambda...
Issue 24 / Winter 2021 / Special Issue: Pleasure If a tree burns in California, does anybody hear it? Crackling and smoky, the flames licking the circumference of the trunk, sap oozing out like waxy blood. Once my father lit some logs in our fireplace during the...
Issue 24 / Winter 2021 / Special Issue: Pleasure Dunhuang, in the summer is beige and washed with soft, settled dust. It nests between sand dunes, two-tone hills that whistle and whisper at dusk, the breeze bringing mysterious dreams to those who sleep under its soupy...
Issue 24 / Winter 2021 / Special Issue: Pleasure I woke up to the sound of muffled commotion. When I went into the living room, couch cushions were tossed all over the place and Mama’s arm was so deep in the lining of the couch it looked gone forever. “What are you...
