New Poems in the Nest

I was new at it / and you were dying. Right on the cusp / of new treatments, but too late coming.
from “Patients I Cannot Forget: RB”
by Virginia LeBaron

his arms are splayed out like an angel / who belly flopped down from the clouds, and you might be wondering how / he got there, but it doesn’t matter, look again
from “prairie fields”
by Seth Leeper

Read both poems here.


New Story in the Nest

“The body lay out where earlier other men had been playing dead. Flesh crinkled and bulged around the wound, rimming the hole where the bullet had entered the man’s cheek—flesh like the screw threads of an open bottle’s mouth, like waiting for a cap..

Read “My Father’s Hobby in Two Stories” here.


New Interview
in the Nest

“I write through a lot, like a LOT, of fear and anxiety and self-doubt. Don’t wait for those feelings to disappear or diminish; you’ll likely be waiting for a long time. Plus, what often feels scary in the writing is exactly where you need to go.”

Read the full interview here.


A New Story in the Nest

This year, Cristina is less sure of the power of rituals for the dead.

Read “Birthday Fish” here.


New Poems in the Nest

“we make / our small truce / with this world / in feathers / and marzipan / in scripture / or pastries warmly / broken
from
“Accidental Love Poem” by Zachariah Claypole White

“I’m just watching / an airplane swim / the soup of night sky / skirting the six precious stars // but to someone I’m the other woman.”
from “Night Garbage” by Amy Shearn

Read both poems here.


New Essay in the Nest

He wanted an unlimited open bar, and he wanted flair; he wanted the bartender to flip bottles in the air and set liquids aflame before pouring them down the throats of the mourners

Read “You better throw a party” here.


New Poems in the Nest
by Yi Wei

“He’s like well? I’m like well / I’ve had conversations with everyone and / I don’t want to have more; I could stay.”
-from ”Small Talk”

Read both here.