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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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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
The Silence of the Urban Heart
The Silence of the Urban Heart
The quiet spaces between breaths
Ani Eldritch
Jul 2
Aching Soul
Aching Soul
The first poem I published on Medium
Booboo
Jul 2
Underground
Underground
Lost among the worms.
Chelsea Nelthropp
Jul 2
Across Black Sea
Across Black Sea
A hero’s journey
Roman Newell
Jul 1
Final Solution
Final Solution
Working through the inconsistency of momentary presence
Roman Newell
Jun 28
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
Catching meaning
Roman Newell
Jun 27
Humanity
Humanity
A return to completeness
Roman Newell
Jun 26
Slow Light
Slow Light
A bully and a new way of seeing the world
Roman Newell
Jun 25
Below the Root
Below the Root
A pastoral narrative poem
John Hampton (MaggotsX)
Jun 25
Crumpled Paper
Crumpled Paper
People tossed in baskets
Roman Newell
Jun 24
Breath of Fire
Breath of Fire
The first branch that caught the liquid light
J.D. Harms
Jun 24
The Sleeping Prince
The Sleeping Prince
A Tale of Guilt, Sleep, and Overwhelm
Booboo
Jun 24
Vacuum
Vacuum
God, love, Henry and 20XX
Roman Newell
Jun 21
Not My Death
Not My Death
So, this is how it begins.
Benjamin Nash
Jun 20
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