April 2026 Publications
april publications
“Granny invites the bees to her funeral. She stands behind our cottage, facing the velvet hills, the blueberry sky. Bees, bees, she says and the bees make a whirlwind around her and she explains she’s going to die. You have to invite them, Ollie, she says. Or they might take offense.”
Bees, Bees, You’re Invited to My Funeral by Sage Tyrtle
“The school had been leaving messages about Ellie’s jacket. I had to pick it up in person and tell them when I would be coming. They couldn’t send it home because of something they found in the pockets. Both pockets.”
Crickets by Nathan Willis
ten years ago
“She uses stolen credit cards. Amex cards belonging to women named Janet and Linda, a Visa card embossed with Shirley King, Robert Scalan’s blue MasterCard (“my husband” she says even though there is no husband). She hands these cards over to cashiers, their feet aching, eyeing the clock for break time, lunch time, the end of the shift.”
An Informal But Necessary Arrangement by Shasta Grant
“Logger dads hit town with fists crashing their dashboards, windows down in winter air, music jangling out. They know how cool they are. Until the snow lifts off the mountains, they are home.”
The More Missed by Holly Brickley
“Arrive at a party with a couple I just met, acquaintances, offered me a ride, don’t know the hosts, live down the hill, stone house, looks good from outside, dirt floors inside, quiet party, people holding drinks, looking around at other people, no one making introductions...”
Home by Glen Pourciau
mb staff is loving
The Longest Way to Eat a Melon by Jacquelyn Zong-Li Ross
Thick, Rich, and Delicious, Guided by Voices
Lilac season