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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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The Burning Sky
The Burning Sky
From the vantage point of the divine
Ani Eldritch
Aug 21
Into The Well
Into The Well
A decision in the distant past
Roman Newell
Aug 19
At the Gym
At the Gym
A woman sits on a rowing machine. Her damp dark hair swept back from her face, her eyes, black diamonds glittering beneath
Maria Nazos
Aug 19
The Smell Of Madness
The Smell Of Madness
The loss of hope becomes the loss of self…
Aurora Moon McKnight
Aug 19
Sunflower in the Dark
Sunflower in the Dark
Accessing new beliefs
Roman Newell
Aug 15
Light Academia
Light Academia
The sun sets at a respectable hour now that it’s dark no later than nine o’clock. A sturgeon moon cools in time for sunflowers — Its…
Maggie McCombs
Aug 15
In Prison
In Prison
After leaving prison because the optics don’t change
Roman Newell
Aug 14
Transformation
Transformation
— Antigua, Guatemala
Maria Nazos
Aug 13
Night Songs
Night Songs
For Mimi
Nicole Paton
Aug 13
Moving Forward
Moving Forward
Sitting beneath the poplar tree with a pouchful of planets
Roman Newell
Aug 13
Typewriter
Typewriter
Receiving Jazz in Pastel
Roman Newell
Aug 12
Landfall
Landfall
Bracing for the storm after the next storm
Roman Newell
Aug 8
Elm Trees and Poetry
Elm Trees and Poetry
I feel a lack in the space between us
Roman Newell
Aug 7
In Darkness
In Darkness
When escape is the only answer you know
Roman Newell
Aug 6
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
What I Learned From Reading Mary Oliver
When I pulled the book from your shelf, I never wondered why you, of all men,
Maria Nazos
Aug 6
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
Young soldiers never returned from war
Roman Newell
Aug 5
My Search for Meaning
My Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl, pain, purpose, and choice
Roman Newell
Aug 3
The Moment We Were Brave
The Moment We Were Brave
Life isn’t about avoiding fear but facing it
Ani Eldritch
Aug 3
Wolves
Wolves
The ‘No Fangs Here’ Principle
Catrina Prager
Aug 3
Astronaut
Astronaut
The just for fun no meaning tattoo
Roman Newell
Aug 1
Jailhouse Animals
Jailhouse Animals
All my days in the wilderness
Roman Newell
Jul 31
Echo of Prometheus
Echo of Prometheus
A mythos reborn
Ani Eldritch
Jul 31
I think I have a rubber soul
I think I have a rubber soul
I’ll bounce but never break.
Yale Bowman - (Chronic Wellness)
Jul 31
Hills of Horses
Hills of Horses
Escaping to a new world with you
Roman Newell
Jul 30
Eagles
Eagles
Lying on the ground all you can see is up
Roman Newell
Jul 29
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