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The Interstitial strives to curate intelligent, insightful, and thought-provoking pieces about what it means to be human. We bring our readers a distilled view of the complexities, contradictions, and edges of humanity across all genres.
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Eagles
Eagles
Lying on the ground all you can see is up
Roman Newell
Jul 29
Sunrise, After the After-After Party
Sunrise, After the After-After Party
— for T.S., Caye Caulker, Belize
Maria Nazos
Jul 29
morning breaks
morning breaks
An acrostic poem.
John Hampton (MaggotsX)
Jul 29
Becoming a Palindrome
Becoming a Palindrome
[Within me drones a consistency.]
Maggie McCombs
Jul 29
The Phoenix
The Phoenix
A chance to dream again
AshBunny
Jul 28
The Lack of Confidence Caused by a Thousand Missing I-Love-You’s
The Lack of Confidence Caused by a Thousand Missing I-Love-You’s
In response to Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’
Nicole Paton
Jul 28
Needful Reminders
Needful Reminders
A poem.
John Hampton (MaggotsX)
Jul 28
Forest Fire
Forest Fire
Places you can return to. Moments you cannot.
Roman Newell
Jul 26
Silhouettes
Silhouettes
My overlapping shadows
Roman Newell
Jul 25
Spiraling
Spiraling
Toward each other and away
Roman Newell
Jul 24
LAST DAY IN ANTIGUA
LAST DAY IN ANTIGUA
All the hostel owner had to say was American girls can’t drink, and here I am, in an Irish bar owned by Australians, one last hurrah…
Maria Nazos
Jul 24
The Ephemeral Luminescence
The Ephemeral Luminescence
Time is a construct
Ani Eldritch
Jul 24
Running on the Beach
Running on the Beach
Away from pain toward dreams
Roman Newell
Jul 23
Prank Call
Prank Call
Long before Caller I.D. or moral decency, we’d pick on those unlucky enough to be sitting within stabbing distance of the phone. There…
Maria Nazos
Jul 23
Feeling the Explosion
Feeling the Explosion
On the ground
J.D. Harms
Jul 23
Growing Up
Growing Up
Prose poetry
Idris Jimoh
Jul 23
The Shard
The Shard
Removing a bitter barb
Stephanie Wilsey
Jul 23
Parking Lot Faces
Parking Lot Faces
The day I learned I don’t trust happiness
Roman Newell
Jul 22
The Perpetual State of Becoming
The Perpetual State of Becoming
I embraced the chaos
Ani Eldritch
Jul 19
Make Your Bed
Make Your Bed
Every day and wait for them to come back
Roman Newell
Jul 19
Landmarks
Landmarks
Needs and hurts
Roman Newell
Jul 18
Deserted Highway
Deserted Highway
A walk along the wagon wheel of human reality
Roman Newell
Jul 17
We Don’t Hang Crosses Above Our Closet Doors
We Don’t Hang Crosses Above Our Closet Doors
Free verse poetry
LIN
Jul 17
Goodwill
Goodwill
It’s just one word, though it could be split into two, like a cell in the early stages of mitosis. But when two people slam together like…
Maria Nazos
Jul 17
The Last Hope Crumb
The Last Hope Crumb
Keep Your Cool, It’s Only Burnout.
Catrina Prager
Jul 17
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