by Saara Dutton “I’ll scar you for life.” That was The Scar Maker’s professional promise. Then he’d add, “I’ll make you interesting. For just $69.99.” He launched this business venture once tattoos ceased to be edgy. Tattoos, he realized, were no longer badges of youthful rebellion. They were time stamps of faded youth. Any vegan … Continue Reading
Fiction, Literature
by Chloe N. Clark The waves finally were what changed him. The ceaseless crash and pull. Or that’s what he’ll say if anyone asks. He’ll say how he couldn’t stand the rushing of the deep turning over or the color or the weight. He won’t say how he looked back to the others and only … Continue Reading
Literature, Poetry
By A.J. Huffman I wish my mouth was missing. Or locked. Like a gate to the hell it creates. Fires like tidal waves fly from my tongue. Burning everything I hope to touch. And while the ashes are beautiful, they dissolve against my skin. Lingering. Like another layer of useless desire.
Literature, Poetry
by Emily Cameron Tiffany sat at a bus stop waiting for the 4 line to take her home. She was the only one at the stop and preferred it that way. Rather than concerning herself with strange men in windbreaker coats, Tiffany was free to spend her time waiting peeling pieces of calcified gum from … Continue Reading
Fiction, Literature
by Chloe N. Clark when I wanted you, I wanted you in pieces of color like cloths being cut for patterns, like pieces of quartz ground down and mixed with glue, spread across my skin until I hardened like cicada husks thinking I belonged as part of you. when I wanted you, I wanted the … Continue Reading
Literature, Poetry
We would like to apologize for the lengthy delay between our finalizing the result of the Lit Bits contents, and our publishing of the winners. The blame can be placed squarely on Mr.Zouch‘s great affinity for Sri Lankan tea, and his recent 5 month escapade across the Subcontinental island in search of the elusive platinum Darjeeling of the Sabaragamuwa … Continue Reading
Fiction, Literature
by James Valvis artwork by Getabo Back then we thought we were ninjas, shadows of that summer, dressed in camouflage, split-toe boots, ski masks, and ropes we used for belts; we darted from tree to tree, practicing assassination, mayhem, and espionage. You taught me a few words in Japanese, and we both chose a favorite weapon. … Continue Reading
Literature, Poetry
…DURING A SNOWSTORM PONDERING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD Okay, maybe you’re not pondering the existence of God. Maybe you’re certain that there is no God. Or maybe you’re certain that there is. Maybe, you’re sitting with two friends who have both been scorned by women and they are trying their hardest not to get tears … Continue Reading
Culture, Essays, Music
by Alex Gordon “I’m a creature of apologetic paranoia,” I told Joanna, sitting in the holding cell. “Which is to say I’m not a trusting person,” fumbling my thumbs to illustrate the point, “I’m an anxious person and I’m sorry.” Perhaps she hadn’t heard me, so I repeated, “Sorry,” with a hint of a question … Continue Reading
Fiction, Literature
After sitting in a packed aluminum tube for about fourteen hours, non-stop, I was gleeful simply to be stretching my legs. Dog-tired, I milled about in the cavernous concourse, looking for the check-in counter of Great Lakes Airlines. I was to catch a domestic connection to Brookings, South Dakota, a town whose photograph I had … Continue Reading
Culture, Memoir
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