“Somewhere I am owed a dearer god. / To pluck out his fire. / I need a psalm” – Hannah Cohen, “Year of the Scapegoat”

“Both described at the same time how it was always March there and always Monday…” Gabriel García Márquez, ‘100 Years of Solitude’

“Of course, forests are not born fossilized. It happened by way of eruption…” – Sabrina Imbler, ‘Dyke (geology)’

“We surfaced, of course. This is something to remember—” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“When you stop underreacting, the horror is unique because it is, unfortunately, endless” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“I grew used to the water in stages and then fell in love with it…” – Julia Armfield, ‘Our Wives Under The Sea’

“It insists. / It isn’t always right, but it insists.” – Brandon O’Brien, “Cthulhu Asks For Kendrick Lamar’s Autograph”

“The old man / hunched over / at the front door / will be prepared / to give you a tour, / but first he’ll ask / Scary, or no scary? // You should say / No scary.” – Zach Schomburg, “Scary, No Scary”

“you’re glad to have a uniform, right? / cool. / find another. some of us live in this one.” – Brandon O’Brien, “the repossession of skin”

“Ever consider the scripture never meant the glories? That maybe we’d be prey to the gods?”- Alex, ‘No Gods For Drowning’ by Hailey Piper