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January, 2018
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The Black and the White
by Helena Hopkins
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Turning
by Tobias Radloff
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Here and There
by Spencer Smith
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Why I Can’t Go Back to Prison
by Ace Boggess
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Descent
by Spencer Smith
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Good being older now because I know
by Michael Estabrook
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Early Onset
by Spencer Smith
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
The Ancients
by Mario Vitale
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Panhandler
by Spencer Smith
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Fragile Earth
by Helena Hopkins
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
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In the Shadow of the Valley of Measurement
by Elias Keller
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
The question occurred to him as he scurried into his kitchen to inventory his foodstuffs just one more time. Of all the minutes he spent at home, in his house {two fungible phrases} {or were they?}—anyway, of all the minutes spent in the physical structure …
If This Isn’t Love, Then What Are We Living For?
by James Guild
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
The air was thick and wet from the rain, and the girls in their short skirts yelled at men who passed in the street and waved at them like taxi touts. This was the kind of bar where the beer was cold, the girls were …
Baptism of the Wounded
by Mike Fiorito
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
It was another cold night, but at least it wasn’t yet raining, thought Marco. He rubbed his hands over the makeshift garbage-can fire that he fed with newspapers and empty cartons. While buses roared and taxis swerved by, Marco beheld the city’s flickering lights, its …
Along Came Poly
by Morgan Hobbs
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Looking dashing in his bowler hat, John Lennon-style round sunglasses, shark-tooth necklace and vintage polyester bowling shirt, Richard navigated the Razor kick scooter through the dense shoals of pedestrians drifting along the sidewalk. He hopped off the scooter, picking it up as he entered the …
A Nice Pair
by Ariel Basom
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
The Last Exit: I was on the easy end of a horse costume. My pal Grant took the rear, and we cantered to the Last Exit on Brooklyn. The giant horse-head reached my waist acting as both mask and straight-jacket and descending over a …
perm_identity From the Editor
Letter from the Editor | January 2018
by Mariah Beckman
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Happy New Year, fair writers, readers and artists! I wanted to take a moment to thank all of our contributors. Your support makes Pif possible, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for reviewing, sharing, commenting and sending in your submissions. I …
Happy New Beginnings
by Alexandra Panic
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Happy New Year, dear writers! What are you up to this year? Any new beginnings? Any big expectations? Any solid plans? Any mapped journeys? Any …
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Sprouting Something
by Liz Betz
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
Go and get the mail, I am reminded. It’s nothing more than what he tells me every day, his words are not meant to annoy, but they do. I bundle up to go outside, angry at this chore but outside I suddenly realize spring seems …
First Ride’s Free
by Cara Lang
Issue No. 248 ~ January, 2018
No GPS. No phones. No data. Just maps, and notebooks and silent moments between here and there. Heading into the unknown: motorcycle leathers and an open road. I’ll hold you close. Don’t worry about holding too tightly, you say, and it’s okay if you bump …