Art: "Curves and Peaks" by Ann Keeling
Poetry: "four a.m." by MC Jones
i lie in our bed
awake not asleep
until the bed is no longer a bed
but a window
where the barred owl
croons, who—
my ears become sharper
and for a moment, i forget
my desire to
river away
in an old jag (no, older)
silver, chromed out, with red worn leather, a rickety window crank
and the roof, missing
Published August 27th 2024
MC Jones‘ poems have appeared previously in Berkeley Poetry Review, Poetry International, Ethel, Scapegoat Review, and elsewhere.
Ann Keeling’s writing and art have been published in such journals as Cut Me Up Magazine, Jellyfish Review, Tint Journal, The Disappointed Housewife, Quarterly West, defunct magazine, Lucky Jefferson, Commuter Lit, and more. She is a former dancer/choreographer who spends her time writing and collaging in Morro Bay, California.