{"id":937,"date":"2021-10-26T13:26:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/variantlit.com\/?page_id=937"},"modified":"2021-10-27T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T22:44:58","slug":"issue-eight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/variantlit.com\/issue-eight\/","title":{"rendered":"ISSUE EIGHT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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>\n

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>\n

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Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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>\n

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>\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

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

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

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

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

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

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ISSUE EIGHTPoetry More Like Realizing It Was Never There by Estelle BajouFactory Infirmary by J. Lynne PriceAutonomy by Anthony AgueroThe Ladder I Won\u2019t Climb by Tamara Raidtautopsy of war by Kimberly NguyenIn Response to My Children Who Still Ask about the Coyotes by Candice KelseyThe First Time I Googled Packing I Got Images of Suitcases […]<\/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 ONE<\/strong><\/h1>

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Poetry<\/strong><\/h3>

Hope<\/em><\/span><\/a> by Jeffrey Fisher<\/span><\/a>
Connection is Context in The Internet Age<\/em> by Emma Johnson-Rivard<\/span><\/a>
Out to Play, Out to Lunch<\/em> by Anastasia Jill<\/span><\/a>
Woman Suffocating Under Skyless Clouds<\/em> by Steve Gerson<\/span><\/a>
The Glittering Road of No Return<\/em> by RC deWinter<\/span><\/a>
The Most Outstanding Fact about The Universe<\/em> by Ishita Sharma<\/span><\/a>
A Little Girl Trying to Talk to God While Being Distracted by Denial<\/em> by Choya Randolph<\/span><\/a>
When the Worst Seemed Overly Eventual<\/em> by Benjamin Gossman<\/span><\/a>
Test Signal<\/em> by Jack Spencer<\/span><\/a>
Fugitive Presences<\/em> by Kalyani Bindu<\/span><\/a>
Untitled<\/em> by Lindsey Schaffer<\/span><\/a>
Another Tragic Poetry Disaster<\/em> by Travis Stephens<\/span><\/a>
Lending Books is A Risky Business<\/em> by Lisa Montagne<\/span><\/a>
A Life Story 2<\/em> by Peter Dietrich<\/span><\/a>
Pours Out of Me<\/em> by Daniel Casey<\/span><\/a>
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Nonfiction<\/strong><\/h3>

Chili Dogs, Klezmer, and Jesus<\/em> by Lauren Rhoades<\/span><\/a><\/p>

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Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>

#16<\/em> by Brendan Connolly<\/span><\/a>
Everyone You Know and Love Will Leave This Place One Day<\/em> by Ceara Masker<\/a><\/span>
Exoskeleton<\/em> by Joe Baumann<\/a><\/span>
Renewal<\/em> by Christie Marra<\/a><\/span>
Fear<\/em> by Thomas Jacobs<\/a><\/span>
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Art<\/strong><\/h3>

My Plastic People<\/em> by Jose Seigar<\/a><\/span><\/p>

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Comics<\/strong><\/h3>

Untitled<\/em> by Seth Bleiler
Lazy Saturday<\/em> by Oberon Waters
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