“I needed to know that others had endured what my family was going through, regardless of the outcome.”
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“I needed to know that others had endured what my family was going through, regardless of the outcome.”
“they thought a ballistic missile / would drop. First, the realization: / no shelter, no basements
“Not everyone can tolerate at the speed of light”
“the straight shot / the long shot / the parting shot / indiscriminate in the dark…”
2024 Fresh Voices Fellow: sara mariah montijo; Runner-ups: angel ash and Pegah Ouji
“…Nothing prospered across the land / Until she came out of her trance.”
“One thing I like about the Aliens series is the fact of its many, many, pregnant men.”
“I wonder what violence will / find me today. A deer’s teeth.”
“‘This land isn’t empty, it’s full of ghosts, you just can’t see them.' She says it flat, matter of fact, no judgement at all.”
“easy to find the tension in the root. / The give. The take.”
“You fooled me. Your ability to / thrive without needing…”
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“I feared the unfamiliar that winged within my own female form.”
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“I've come to learn: Packages / and bad news arrive regardless”
“When I open the door, I face the drooping sun. The light in my face is bright, not warm.”