TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE UNDERRATED ART OF GIVING A CRAP
Alex Woodroe, Editor-in-Chief,
FRONT TOWARD ENEMY
Matt Blairstone, Publisher,
LULLABY FOR THE UNSEEN
Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas
IN THAT CRUMBLING HOME
Thomas Ha
THE LIBRARY VIRUS
Hussani Abdulrahim
SHOW ME
Patrick Malka
A BALANCED BREAKFAST
Eirik Gumeny
FOOD IS POISON
David Simmons
QUIETUS
Premee Mohamed
PUNCTUM (O BAKED ALASKA FOR YOU I AM A FORMER AMERICAN)
perfect kiss strickoll
TRANSMASC OF THE RED DEATH
LC von Hessen
THE MAN OUTSIDE
Simone le Roux
RIVER BARGAIN BABY
K.S. Walker
THE PRINCE OF OAKLAND
M.M. Olivas
MY MOTHER, THE EXOSKELETON
Amitha Jagannath Knight
THE SOUND OF CHILDREN SCREAMING
Rachael K. Jones
ENDLESS YEARNING
Judith Shadford
GUEST OPINION: WE MUST TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE [REDACTED] HIGH SCHOOL JANITOR
as relayed by Daniel DeRock
A BOX OF HAIR AND NAIL
Geneve Flynn
EVERYTHING YOU DUMP HERE ENDS UP IN THE OCEAN
Anemone Moss
UP IN THE HILLS, SHE DREAMS OF HER DAUGHTER DEEP IN THE GROUND
Karlo Yeager Rodriguez
EMBRYO
Elena Sichrovsky
OUR ROOTS WILL DRY OUT IN THE END
Ivan Zoric
AS THE MUSIC PLAYS GROOVY
Michael Bettendorf
FAMILY NOT GOING TO HEAVEN
Chris Kuriata
BRAVE NEW WEIRDOS, CLASS OF 2023
THE BRAVE NEW WEIRD SHORTLIST 2023
BRAVEST, NEWEST, WEIRDEST
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