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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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Silence and Ash
Silence and Ash
Hungry monsters and burning…
Aurora Moon McKnight
Sep 11
Sonata
Sonata
Breaking in half then splitting many times
Roman Newell
Sep 10
Out by The Campfire
Out by The Campfire
Lessons in gratitude, grace, and acceptance
Roman Newell
Sep 9
The Stranger With Paint On His Cheek
The Stranger With Paint On His Cheek
The amber of the setting sun had seeped into the very air that day, painting the entire sky the color of orange juice. That day, your old…
urooba
Sep 9
what does it mean to be indivisible?
what does it mean to be indivisible?
suddenly, I am vaporized to a world unseen, of chaos, light, energy I rip and break forcefully, I shift, shape spiraling, I try to shrink…
YCA
Sep 9
The Weight of Breathing
The Weight of Breathing
A poem
Ani Eldritch
Sep 7
Abstract Darkness
Abstract Darkness
Velvet antlered starry sky obscurity
Roman Newell
Sep 6
Of Gods and Mirrors
Of Gods and Mirrors
A poem
Ani Eldritch
Sep 6
a girl and a ghost or a ghost and a girl
a girl and a ghost or a ghost and a girl
I say, where are you?
YCA
Sep 5
Love Note to Turbulence
Love Note to Turbulence
How many times have you doubled me over in fear, each time clenching my jaw and sphincter, knowing, this time, this is it, and every bad…
Maria Nazos
Sep 5
8A
8A
A living home.
Phoebe Solomon
Sep 5
The Infinite Muse
The Infinite Muse
Beneath the weeping willow tree…
Aurora Moon McKnight
Sep 5
Tears and Other Ruins
Tears and Other Ruins
It’s not always ash
J.D. Harms
Sep 4
To be an option among many
To be an option among many
Things my father taught me
Catrina Prager
Sep 4
Going Home
Going Home
On the small plane back to Nebraska, the plane began to stutter into a storm.
Maria Nazos
Sep 4
Couch
Couch
Between the cushions
Roman Newell
Sep 3
Nightmare of the Oracle
Nightmare of the Oracle
A poem
Ani Eldritch
Sep 3
Angry
Angry
A Poem
Nicole Paton
Sep 3
Catcher of words.
Catcher of words.
I don’t promise that I can change the world, but I promise that I can find words that will truly change the world. — Tupac Amaru Shakur
Black on white. Words from Mari
Sep 1
Alkaline
Alkaline
Five past seven
Roman Newell
Aug 29
The Ashes of Eve
The Ashes of Eve
A poem
Ani Eldritch
Aug 28
Safekeep
Safekeep
Towers on the beach
Roman Newell
Aug 27
An old man with a butterfly in the sea.
An old man with a butterfly in the sea.
I am water in a glass, poured into the sea. I exist, but I have long been lost by myself. Mixed in a new aura of space. I grab the hands of…
Black on white. Words from Mari
Aug 26
The Gift
The Gift
Third skin, in unison
J.D. Harms
Aug 26
To the Man Watching From the Window
To the Man Watching From the Window
A memoir
Maggie McCombs
Aug 26
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