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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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Bridges
Bridges
Leaving a mark
J.D. Harms
Apr 27
Dandelion Seeds
Dandelion Seeds
A message from dad
Roman Newell
Apr 26
The Reason I Live
The Reason I Live
A lyrical prose
Javeriah Khalid
Apr 26
Space
Space
Freeing imagination
Roman Newell
Apr 25
The Bends
The Bends
Pressure in the depths
Roman Newell
Apr 24
Song Of The Introvert
Song Of The Introvert
Not made for crowds
Linda Caroll
Apr 24
Echo Chambers
Echo Chambers
(Mis)communication
Roman Newell
Apr 23
Playing Doctor
Playing Doctor
She’s sitting at the kitchen table in a bra and pastel panties. “I need to practice for my exam,” he says. She feels the cool metal…
Maria Nazos
Apr 23
Cockroach
Cockroach
Franz Kafka on growth through devaluation
Roman Newell
Apr 22
Not Boulder, but Ripple
Not Boulder, but Ripple
You’re not the boulder of this story, but that’s alright. Nobody is.
Catrina Prager
Apr 22
Glitching Through the Eclipse
Glitching Through the Eclipse
When bodies betray
Stephanie Wilsey
Apr 22
Seltzer and Synesthesia
Seltzer and Synesthesia
You know The joke about Flavored seltzer, How it tastes like fruit But doesn’t? Not sweet, mind you, Just wet.
Maggie McCombs
Apr 22
A Landscape of Silence
A Landscape of Silence
From Day One: silence when he laced his fingers through hers. Yet for six years, they awkwardly skated
Maria Nazos
Apr 19
Shaving
Shaving
A lesson in carefulness
Roman Newell
Apr 19
The Crevasse
The Crevasse
Coming home and going home
Roman Newell
Apr 18
To The Man I Punched
To The Man I Punched
When the police showed up at my door to serve me with a restraining order, they gulped back laughter.
Maria Nazos
Apr 18
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
Reflections on old love
Roman Newell
Apr 17
Ethereal Solipsist
Ethereal Solipsist
Prayers of a still-asleep soul
Catrina Prager
Apr 17
The Watcher
The Watcher
I have always had the feeling someone was watching me. Since a very young age. Like I was half a handkerchief tied to an old fence post in…
Roman Newell
Apr 16
Atoms and Particles
Atoms and Particles
The unseen ocean
Roman Newell
Apr 15
Blooming Cows
Blooming Cows
The cows on the hillside have returned and amongst them like piles of summer snow — calves, gossamer and fresh, long pink tongues…
Mika Anderson
Apr 14
Emery Corp
Emery Corp
The people who made everything
Roman Newell
Apr 12
Dying To Live
Dying To Live
Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life?
Linda Caroll
Apr 11
The Violent Art of Deflowering
The Violent Art of Deflowering
Free verse poetry
LIN
Apr 11
Exhaustion
Exhaustion
Fear’s antidote
Roman Newell
Apr 11
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