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Rauschenberg

Solving a Rauschenberg riddle. 

on photograph as anti-clock, and a painting that sets its own pace.

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Rebus time

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"Normal was no longer acceptable."

in conversation with Jessica Anthony on her new novel.

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The Most

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Literary binaries.

on Miranda July, saints and sinners, and more.

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Two kinds of people

worms

I remember the Earth Room. 

on hotdogs, microplastics, Joe Brainard and the summer of filler. 

On filler

goodnight, phillip

“They say it’s like a window to your heart.”

lives in Baltimore with his boyfriend and cat. His fiction has appeared in places including PRISM international, New Delta Review, and Salt Hill Journal, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

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Goodnight, Philip

splitting the rabbit

“Don’t listen to me, nothing I say means anything.”

is a writer based in Beacon, New York. Her forthcoming novel *Ten Year Affair*, based on the [short story](https://joylandmagazine.com/fiction/ten-year-affair/) of the same name, is coming out in 2025. 

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Splitting the Rabbit

those paper boats

"She couldn’t keep her fingers off the menus."

is a stand-up comedian and writer. Her second solo show, [Doomscrolling](https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/suchandrika-chakrabarti-doomscrolling), will be presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.

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