by Lacey N. Dunham They sprawl on the yellow lawn, stomachs stretched to the sun. The August day dies around them. They are sixteen and want everything—anything—but theirs is a small town, rural. Maybe they have choices; maybe they don’t. Each one dreams of rescue and excitement, but adventure begs for money and Tina’s… [Read More]
Witness Magazine
q+1 Issue: Myths of Naming
by Lacey N. Dunham My Taiwanese girlfriend lays her head on my breasts, her mouth shaped into words I do not understand. I want to tell her my love in a meaningful language, but when I mimic her pronunciations, she teases. “You just called me a goat.” I try simple words like numbers. “You… [Read More]
Announcing the Launch of q+1: The Queer Capsule Issue!
We are so pleased to bring you a new, online and print issue in celebration of Pride Month. Introducing q+1, the queer capsule issue! From now until the end of the month, join us for new prose from LGBTQ+ writers. The online issue will be available throughout the summer, with the print version (zine) available… [Read More]
In Solidarity
Reading from Magic Issue: Emily Greenberg
Thank you for joining us for Witness Weekends! We’re so grateful to our contributors and Lit Award winners for sharing their work, and we hope you have enjoyed this Virtual Launch Party for the Magic issue! Our final reader, Emily Greenberg, is the winner of our 2020 Lit Award for fiction with her short story… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Michele Sharpe
We are in the final days of our Virtual Launch party! Thank you for joining us for these Witness Weekends. We are grateful to our Magic contributors and 2020 Lit Award Winners for sharing their work all month! Today we have another 2020 Lit Award Winner, Michele Sharpe, whose essay “When a Child Offends”, was… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Andrew Collard
Happy Witness Weekend! We are honored to be sharing readings from our Magic contributors and 2020 Lit Award Winners all month long; join us every Saturday and Sunday for new videos! Today we have a special treat: our 2020 Lit Award first-place winner for poetry, Andrew Collard, reads from his poem “Future Ruins.” We were… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Kristina Ten
Two Witness Weekends left! We are so thrilled to be sharing readings from our Magic issue all month long; join us every Saturday and Sunday for new videos from contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners. This weekend, we’re celebrating work from Kristina Ten. Ten’s enchanting short story, “The Dramatic Haircut”, exists in a wild world… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Emmy Newman
Such a delight to be sharing readings from our Magic issue! Join us every Saturday and Sunday to watch new videos from contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners. Today we have work from Emmy Newman, our runner-up in the 2020 Lit Awards for poetry. Of her poem “You Will See It Coming & You Won’t… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Alex Berge
Our virtual launch party continues! We are so excited to have a chance to be sharing readings from the Magic issue all month long. Join us Saturdays and Sundays to check out new videos from our contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners. Let’s celebrate! This Witness Weekend, we’re introducing Alex Berge’s engaging short story, “The… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Mary Potter
Welcome to our first-ever virtual launch party! We are so excited to share readings from the Magic issue each weekend. Join us every Saturday and Sunday as we post videos of our contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners reading from their work. For our second installment of Witness Weekends, we present to you Mary Lane… [Read More]
Reading from Magic Issue: Eric Tran
Welcome to our first-ever virtual launch party! We are so excited to share readings from the Magic issue each weekend. Join us every Saturday and Sunday as we post videos of our contributors and 2020 Lit Award winners reading from their work. This weekend we begin with the work of Eric Tran, whose poem, “Lectio… [Read More]