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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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Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop
I never made it
Roman Newell
Jul 10
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Reminiscences from Masum Ghar
Roman Newell
Jul 9
Contemplation
Contemplation
I think I want to not think
J.D. Harms
Jul 9
A Bottle. Empty. (Part One)
A Bottle. Empty. (Part One)
A short story with gaps — told in three parts
Ned Reckoning
Jul 9
My Scars Are My Beauty
My Scars Are My Beauty
But that doesn’t mean I’m broken…
Aurora Moon McKnight
Jul 8
Universe Reclining
Universe Reclining
Embalmed in rough debris, stag beetles as opals snap pincers, technicolor, while velvet light as liquid spills through canopies of oak and…
Mika Anderson
Jul 8
Trip
Trip
— Jökulsárlón, Iceland
Maria Nazos
Jul 8
Alien
Alien
Out of Time
Brenda
Jul 8
Trip Through The Sun
Trip Through The Sun
A lyrical prose
Javeriah Khalid
Jul 8
Maternal Fabric
Maternal Fabric
That stroke of luck An extra buck How fortunate it would be Always welcome, but never enough to comfort me As my eyes reflect painful lies…
Megan Ann
Jul 6
As far as beasts go
As far as beasts go
Well, so what if she was beautiful?
Catrina Prager
Jul 6
The Mailbox
The Mailbox
Before ego played into everything I did and waiting for acceptances felt like a second job, it was me and this rural mailbox in…
Maggie McCombs
Jul 6
About a boy I kissed when I was 18
About a boy I kissed when I was 18
An Oriphory Form Poem
Nicole Paton
Jul 6
Red Trees
Red Trees
A return to stillness
Roman Newell
Jul 5
Maze Interlude
Maze Interlude
A journey from the senses
Roman Newell
Jul 4
The Candy of Strangers
The Candy of Strangers
Welcome to Mars
Ned Reckoning
Jul 4
Wound
Wound
The healing process
Roman Newell
Jul 3
Come Inside the Shadows
Come Inside the Shadows
Fresh pointed teeth
J.D. Harms
Jul 3
For a Good Time Call…
For a Good Time Call…
You don’t remember the number, but you remember the line.
Ned Reckoning
Jul 3
Go Slow
Go Slow
— Caye Caulker, Belize
Maria Nazos
Jul 3
Do You Hear Her Prayer?
Do You Hear Her Prayer?
The inescapable reality
Grandma Smillew
Jul 3
Tiger Parables
Tiger Parables
No permission needed
Roman Newell
Jul 2
Surrender
Surrender
I’m giving up the ghost of shame that rose up like sidewalk steam each time someone loved me.
Maria Nazos
Jul 2
Unravel
Unravel
A long shadow curls up over the sidewalk, beckoning for me to follow. There’s enough light at my back to draw the shadow closer as I step…
Maisie Archer
Jul 2
There are things I know
There are things I know
(For Harry Crosby)
Nicole Paton
Jul 2
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