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Staring Down a Barrel Shaped Like My Father

M.R. Wiard spends most of their time drinking apple cider and watching terrible television shows. Their work has been published in Paper Gardens and Main Squeeze. They are currently a student at Southern Oregon University.

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Smoking Outside the Mall

I quit a couple years ago,but when Tim offersI can’t say no to that beautifulson of a bitch.With the twitch of a thumband a quick blue sparktime freezeslike those old picturesI’ve thumbed throughenough timesI’ll recall every creasewhen my brain is only goo.We talk about old timessecurity guards still give us shit,but we look cool to […]

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Shows Within Show Lingo

Warmup kick serveBali chill ambienceBackground prancingLike rock star struttedStuff in half-filled arenaBall off both sides racketShank didn’t touch stringsLob slice chip thought wouldNada sit up as glances over netSo tell me something I don’t knowabout guns ‘n’ butter bread ‘n’ butter. Down underAustralian OpenYoung self-starter’dNever demonstratedTennis outside of USA(Plus now is being paid)Bageled* his round […]

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Pink

“I think pink should burn in a fiery hell”someone told me that recentlynot even to be mean to methey just hate pinkand I wear it every day Sophie Burnette is a creative writing major with a minor in screenwriting at Southern Oregon University. She enjoys stuff that makes her ADHD go awooga and lives a […]

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On Hong Kong Landmark National Security Trial

CensorshipImprisoning us inside the walls can successfullysilence you outside OppressionThreatening your family will immediatelystop you from taking any actions PurgeIndicting us with fabricated crimes so we won’t be able to defend our idealism in the courts Collusion with Foreign ForcesThe evidence is your names are mentioned byinternational news media National SecurityAny campaign for public policy debatesconstitutes […]