Pink Carnation | Rebecca Suzuki

"A mimosa represented chastity because the leaves of the mimosa close at night, or when touched. White carnation meant pure love and good luck, and a pink one, a mother’s undying love..."

Ten-Course Chicken (Adobo) Dinner | Elica Sue

"I was told growing up 'you’re a quarter' of each thing, like a dollar bill, but with the weight of making sure you can keep all the pieces together, to be able to buy what you need at the dollar store."

Willing | Michael Levan

"She has given / over to the probability of loss, which is enough / to make one ask, How shall the heart be / reconciled from this feast? How shall it / remain intact to keep her going wherever she needs to go?"

Perceptions Shift | Wendy BooydeGraaff and Susan Wider

"I tell my friend something she wrote shifted my thinking. She tells me back she wants to know more about this. What is the more?" A collaborative flash piece by Wendy BooydeGraaff and Susan Wider.

Coot Feet | Amanda Jaffe

"One minute I’m watching a small, black duck make its elegant approach toward the shoreline, barely a ripple on the water in its wake. The next minute, that 'duck' hops ashore on a pair of phlegm-colored legs that give way to three angst-inducing toes..."

Any Which Way | Tess Kursel

"Grief is a scoundrel / A sweet liar / It will tell you that / if things stay loud enough / and busy enough, / it will scuttle away..."