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Issue Eighty-Five

September 2024

From the Editor

Art is political, and it always has been. Nothing new here but plenty to see. In the United States—as I’m sure you’ve noticed even if you live in Botswana, Belgium, or Belize— we’re in the middle of a close race for the Presidency between an intelligent, empathetic person and a narcissistic sociopath who tried to… Continue reading New Front (continue reading)

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Lauren Karcz

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Lauren Karcz

Lauren Karcz is the author of The Gallery of Unfinished Girls (HarperTeen), which was a Junior Library Guild selection and ALA Rainbow List honoree. Her short work has appeared in such publications as JAKE, Stanchion, Anti-Heroin Chic, and the Dead Mule School for Southern Literature, among others. Lauren lives with her family in Atlanta. Visit her at laurenkarcz.com.

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