Poetry

Roots

Roots (By Cat Matchuk)

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Photo by Andrew Matchuk.

In the middle of a headache
I imagine my nerves are the roots of a tree. Continue reading “Roots”

Short Story

The Bench

The Bench (By Cat Matchuk)

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sunbench by Oz Yigit

            She wore a large black, straw hat with a red ribbon, that’s what he first saw and what he first remembered. It was freakishly large, he thought, and perhaps in another life it wasn’t meant to be a hat. It was meant to be a roof. A tent. Shelter for the broken hearted, anything but a hat. In this life it framed her face perfectly and outlined her delicate cheeks and jawline. In this life, it was meant to bring out beauty. Continue reading “The Bench”