{"id":1472,"date":"2022-01-21T13:01:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T18:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/variantlit.com\/?page_id=1472"},"modified":"2022-02-02T17:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T22:53:10","slug":"issue-nine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/variantlit.com\/issue-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"ISSUE NINE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ISSUE NINE<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Poetry<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If You Can\u2019t Say Anything Nice<\/em> by Nancy White<\/a><\/span>
Untitled<\/em> by Ivan de Monbrison<\/a><\/span>
I Fail at Portraying A Teen Witch in Drag<\/em> by Spencer Silverthorne<\/a><\/span>
Resurrection<\/em> by Stefanie Kirby<\/a><\/span>
The Gods of Creation and Destruction<\/em> by Jared Pearce<\/a><\/span>
planetarium<\/em> by Sheila Dong<\/a><\/span>
Performance<\/em> by Amy Gong Liu<\/a><\/span>
Fight Me<\/em> by Jeffrey Hermann<\/a><\/span>
Oh, Albert<\/em> by Jeffrey Hermann<\/a><\/span>
When Weeds Sing<\/em> by Bethany Reid<\/a><\/span>
Zack<\/em> by John Sieracki<\/a><\/span>
Past Life in Peripheral Vision<\/em> by Sophia Marina<\/a><\/span>
Views<\/em> by V. Joshua Adams<\/a><\/span>
Fatherling, Father-thing, Flutter Feathers<\/em> by Masha Kisel<\/a><\/span>
SMASH!<\/em> by Paul Rousseau<\/a><\/span>
Language of Rivers<\/em> by Natalie Marino<\/a><\/span>
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Nonfiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Seven Discussions<\/span><\/em> to Bring to a Debate on Nature vs. Nurture<\/em> by Melissa Dittrich<\/span><\/a>
Involuntary<\/em> by Amelia Wright<\/a><\/span>
Conspiracies in Fatherhood<\/em> by Kayla Jessop<\/a><\/span>
Six Gun Fights<\/em> by Melissa Flores Anderson<\/a>
The Phone Call<\/em> by Kelsey Clayman<\/a>
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Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Navel Gazer<\/em> by Gayle Brandeis<\/a>
Look at Us<\/em> by Suzy Eynon<\/a><\/span>
Contours<\/span><\/em> by Ian Lindsay<\/span><\/a>
Fixed Star\u00a0<\/em>by Anne Rouse<\/a><\/span>
Peaches<\/em> by Damion Meyer<\/a><\/span>
Emergency Room Diagnosis<\/em> by Christi R. Suzanne<\/a>
The Mudlark<\/em> by Gabrielle Griffis<\/a>
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Art<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Featured Artist + Interview:<\/em>\u00a0Delta NA<\/a>
Home Remedies<\/em> by Elliot-Orchard Blowen<\/a><\/span>
A Covid Expression: Corona and the Deadly Plagues<\/em> by Charles E. Humes Jr<\/a><\/span>
Alaska<\/em> by Rahil Najafabadi<\/a><\/span>
Opal<\/em> by Danika E. Hollis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Masthead<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Editor-in-Chief <\/strong>Tyler Pufpaff<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Managing Editor<\/strong> Kalyn Livernois<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Managing Editor<\/strong> Barbara Lock<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Poetry Editors <\/strong>Erica Abbott<\/em> \/ Phuong Anh \/ Rachael Crosbie \/ Adrian Dallas Frandle \/ Heather Liz \/ Day Heisinger-Dixon \/ Kalyani Bindu \/ Tianna Bratcher \/ K.M. Crane \/ Keana Moreau \/ Megan Nichols \/ Kevin Risner \/ Sher Ting<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction Editors <\/strong>Lisa Croce \/ Dink Dinkins \/ Barbara Lock \/ Katherine Dye \/ Colleen Flaherty \/ Jeanne-Marie Fleming \/ Genevieve Mills \/ Tessa Rossi<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Nonfiction Editors <\/strong>Victoria Buitron \/ Kira Carney \/ Sarah Catherine Golden \/ Heather Liz \/ Janet Pfeffer \/ Pascale Potvin \/ Dawn Raffel \/ El Rhodes \/
Dillon Rubalcava \/ Michaella Thornton<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Visual Art Editor <\/strong>c m taylor<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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ISSUE NINEPoetry If You Can\u2019t Say Anything Nice by Nancy WhiteUntitled by Ivan de MonbrisonI Fail at Portraying A Teen Witch in Drag by Spencer SilverthorneResurrection by Stefanie KirbyThe Gods of Creation and Destruction by Jared Pearceplanetarium by Sheila DongPerformance by Amy Gong LiuFight Me by Jeffrey HermannOh, Albert by Jeffrey HermannWhen Weeds Sing by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159740901,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

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ISSUE EIGHT<\/strong><\/h1>

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Poetry<\/strong><\/h3>

More Like Realizing It Was Never There<\/em> by Estelle Bajou<\/span><\/a>
Factory Infirmary<\/em> by J. Lynne Price<\/span><\/a>
Autonomy <\/em>by Anthony Aguero<\/span><\/a>
The Ladder I Won\u2019t Climb<\/em> by Tamara Raidt<\/span><\/a>
autopsy of war<\/em> by Kimberly Nguyen<\/span><\/a>
In Response to My Children Who Still Ask about the Coyotes<\/em> by Candice Kelsey<\/span><\/a>
The First Time I Googled Packing I Got Images of Suitcases Because I Thought Siri Would Call Me a Slur for Typing \u201cTrans\u201d<\/em> by SG Huerta<\/span><\/a>
Twelve Vanilla Candles<\/em> by Emily Adams-Aucoin<\/span><\/a>
A Voicemail Left For My Psychiatrist<\/em> by Emily Adams-Aucoin<\/span><\/a>
Patience<\/em> by Russell Rowland<\/span><\/a>
Dad<\/em> by JK Kim<\/span><\/a>
SNICK<\/em> by griffin epstein<\/span><\/a>
In the Pines<\/em> by John Repp<\/span><\/a>
Become Desert<\/em> by Jordan Rodriguez<\/span><\/a>
An Oboe for Me and Grandpa<\/em> by Jeri Frederickson<\/span><\/a>
Herbert Spencer Theory<\/em> by Dee Allen<\/span><\/a>
Missing<\/em> by Steve Gerson<\/span><\/a>
Calyx<\/em> by Lena Crown<\/span><\/a>
Morning Sounds<\/em> by Dhwanee Goyal<\/span><\/a>
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Nonfiction<\/strong><\/h3>

Manual Labor Man Cleanse<\/em> by Sara Wigal<\/span><\/a>
This is My Brain on Drugs<\/em> by Angela Kramer<\/span><\/a>
High Enough<\/em> by HLR<\/span><\/a>
A Show of Hands<\/em> by Michael Wheaton<\/span><\/a>
Vathil<\/em> by Aathma Dious<\/span><\/a><\/p>

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Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

JUNEAU<\/em> by Darren DeFrain<\/span><\/a>
Inside the House Inside<\/em> by Rosalind Goldsmith<\/span><\/a>
The Girl Under Glass<\/em> by Kristine Marx<\/span><\/a>
God Doing Electrical Work<\/em> by Joey Hedger<\/span><\/a>
F.L.A.M.E.S<\/em> by Preeti Vangani<\/span><\/a>
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Art<\/strong><\/h3>

Letter from the editor<\/span><\/em><\/a>
Featured artist + Interview<\/em>: Sarah Louise Wilson<\/span><\/a>
Verameat; Momma Francine, Summer Tacetta, TS Pride March, Tompkins Square<\/em> by George Stein<\/span><\/a>
She Does a Hair Flip<\/em> by Edward Michael Supranowicz<\/span><\/a>
Hot Tub Drain, San Ysidro Ranch, Montecito CA<\/em> by Lawrence Bridges<\/span><\/a><\/p>

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Masthead<\/strong><\/h3>

Editor-in-Chief <\/strong>Tyler Pufpaff<\/em><\/span><\/p>

Managing Editor<\/strong> Kalyn Livernois<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>

Poetry Editors <\/strong>Ray Ball \/ Kalyani Bindu \/ Tianna Bratcher \/ K.M. Crane \/ Jasmine Flowers \/ Megan Nichols \/ Danielle Williams<\/em><\/span><\/p>

Fiction Editors <\/strong>Melissa Boles \/ Lisa Croce \/ Dink Dinkins \/ Barbara Lock<\/em><\/span><\/p>

Nonfiction Editors <\/strong>Sofia Benbahmed \/ Victoria Buitron \/ Holly Hagman \/ Dillon Rubalcava<\/em><\/span><\/p>

Visual Art Editor <\/strong>c m taylor<\/em><\/span><\/p>

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This issue raised $290 for Prisoner Express<\/a>. Thank you to all that were able to contribute!<\/strong><\/h3>

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