
Hope is Not Canceled – Poem by Jennifer Jean
Originally published in Solstice Lit Mag Without a boogie board,you’d fling your bodyinto the curve of the Pacific.Without baby oil, you’d still burn& be tender for days.Without a blanket, you’d dropyour faded Eddie shirt,sit—or later, shake it out &mop off the salt. Withoutshades, you’d razoryour hand like a visor—squintat five footers rushing up,at gulls. Without moneyyou’d drink from a fluoridated

What to Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything
by Joey Phoenix As I writer I know I’m supposed to be writing things and yet I’ve recently found myself unable to do much of that. I’ve spent more time spacing out and compiling long lists than actually saying anything I actually feel. “But Joey, you wrote this,” you might be thinking. Well yes, but I felt like I had