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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.

South of Hollywood #38

South of Hollywood #38

Jul 9

Sentinel

if not here, then where?

Jul 9

Left Behind, Watching

Left Behind, Watching

The train goes in the field

Jul 8

South of Hollywood #37

South of Hollywood #37

Jul 3

Cave-In

short story about couple living in Albany fleeing to Canada

Lay Low Magazine

Jul 3

One Frame at a Time

One Frame at a Time

I’ve always liked the way disposable cameras work. You don’t get a preview. No screen to check if your smile looked right or if someone’s…

Jul 3

Thinking of Leaving Home Forever

Thinking of Leaving Home Forever

Nothing here is familiar now

Jun 30

South of Hollywood #36

South of Hollywood #36

Jun 27

Freeze Frame

This is not a story

Sophie Chatzistefanou

Jun 27

Two Figs

Striving, finding—and not yielding.

Jun 27

The Intimate Life of a Blanket

The Intimate Life of a Blanket

Honoring a decade of solace

Médousa’s Child

Jun 26

Fractured Beauty

Fractured Beauty

In a time of revision

Jun 26

If Nobody Ever Called You “Honey”

If Nobody Ever Called You “Honey”

some of us learned warmth by giving it first.

maple syrup fox

Jun 24

The Sad Party

Corinne wants to be included in remembering Mom while getting drunk.

Jun 24

When the Moon Falls

When the Moon Falls

Do you really think the moon only exists when you look at it? — Albert Einstein

Black on white. Words from Mari

Jun 24

The Girl From Eulalia

The Girl From Eulalia

Lay Low Magazine

Jun 23

Not all running is equal: some people are being chased

Not all running is equal: some people are being chased

Jun 23

This Isn’t a Story About Music

This Isn’t a Story About Music

About noise, failure, and the strange power of doing what you’re actually good at

Andreea T. Felciuc

Jun 23

South of Hollywood #35

South of Hollywood #35

Jun 23

Shibu 02

At first, I thought the girl was just asking the driver where to get off, or whether they’d already passed her stop.

Jun 23

Would You Choose the Generic Life?

Would You Choose the Generic Life?

The Girl, the Tea Shop, and the Time Loop

Jun 23

That Moment

And tracing its contours

Michael M. Brownstein

Jun 23

You Can Get Away With Anything

You Can Get Away With Anything

88 constellations in Odessa

Jun 19

You Pulled a Vanishing Act

You Pulled a Vanishing Act

I still remember the shape of the snowflake on our window

Jun 18

Mama Is Sleeping

Mama Is Sleeping

One brother springs into action while the other freezes.

Jun 18

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