In the spirit of compaction, of mashing worlds together and making something new, we invite you to roll two dice and form a new micro story.
Die 1 Result
1. as our brains ramp up and spiral down
(“Just Chill Out, Okay”)
2. As they scarf down bits between running food
(“Easter Sunday”)
3. In her cubicle
(“Naked Protest”)
4. when the long sleep comes
(“The Love That We Have Been”)
5. next to the Italian place
(“When You Share a Small Town”)
6. the compaction forms something new
(Issue 9 Editor’s Note)
Die 2 Result
1. we can’t believe our bodies can feel so high and so low
(“Just Chill Out, Okay”)
2. the servers have prepared a feast
(“Easter Sunday”)
3. the women swerve, swoop, resettle, a flock of starlings
(“Naked Protest”)
4. I hope you are with me
(“The Love That We Have Been”)
5. I watch the sunrise
(“When You Share a Small Town”)
6. It is, all of it, a condensing
(Issue 9 Editor’s Note)
Header photograph by Holly Pelesky
Header artwork by Jordan Keller-Wilson
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