We are proud to present
Issue Twenty-One
of No Contact
The Arsonist’s Mum on Talk Radio
by Christopher James
It’s not the fire itself they like, it’s what the fire brings.
The Heron After
by Gabrielle Griffis
There is a photo of a heron on my mantle taken by my dead friend. Elira was outlived by the bird, Alba, so named by the zoo.
A Memory of a Place You’ve Never Been
by Rhiannon Jones
“You fall in love,” said Arabella, “you have it coming.”
No Space is Too Small When Your Head is Detachable
by Janelle Bassett
It’s possible that I’m lonely, but not for anyone I’ve met so far.
New York State of Mind
by Sionnain Buckley
The words appear in their bubble of gray, and all I can do is look out the window again.
Afterward,
by Sam Martone
there was a wedding every other day. All the weddings that had been delayed, yes, but weddings that had been scheduled for these days all along, those too.