We Didn’t Hire Molly Catherine Wilson Garry Illustration by Andre Poise Personal Information On Thursday, we met Molly. Molly had a neat fringe and two perfect rows of clean white teeth that she touched with her tongue when she answered all the questions we asked her. She gave a presentation on an iPad that […]
The Dictator’s Bride Rebecca Ferrier Illustration by Jana Galushkina It is always 32°C. The reptile house at Edinburgh Zoo maintains this temperature through heat lamps, rinsing us—the snakes, lizards, turtles, and me—in red. The light sweats across each tank, feeding station, the hygrometer device (for measuring humidity) and the collar to my would-be-cream-now-red blouse. […]
Enormous Weight Simon Ewing Illustration by Julia Plath Content Warning: Themes/ Images of Disordered Eating Mary’s stomach growled all through the funeral. After the service she drove straight to a McDonald’s and ordered two Big Tastys with bacon, two portions of large fries, a box of chicken nuggets, and a large Pepsi. And […]
The Chimes of Graig Trewyddfa Rhys Owain Williams Illustration by Joseph Gough Sometimes Jamie thinks about what he’d do if he inherited his nan’s house, which walls he’d knock down. He’d probably have them all go, strip the wallpaper and put that laminate flooring all the way through. Make the downstairs open plan, like […]
