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Let the Clouds Cry
Dream about the heart-shaped leaves
on the thin branches of the purple tree.
You know the one.
Where the butterflies
sleep amongst the flowers,
Blessed by the tears of the clouds.
This is Not a Place of Honor
Deep in the strange forest—half dead and sprinkled with the bones of long extinct creatures—was an even stranger nest. It was large and rotting, parts of it collapsed and covered in foliage. But it was The Mouse’s favorite place in the entire forest. The large nest was full of the prettiest rocks The Mouse had ever seen. These rocks were flat and could be pulled open and they were full of leaves. The leaves, in turn, had colorful markings on them. The leaves were mesmerizing, fascinating, and oddly delicious. On occasion, the markings looked like things The Mouse had seen. Sometimes, even The Mouse themself would be in one of the rocks.
Masthead 2022-23
12th Street 2022-23 Riley Dole, Editor-In-Chief Stevie Lazarus, Managing Editor Natalia Berry, Poetry Editor Jenine Canell, Blog Editor Vanessa Carlson, Blog Editor Nivita Chaliki, Art & Multimedia Editor Caitlin Dizinno, Nonfiction Editor Lior Field, Interviews […]
Last Call
You motion for another martini and down it quickly. What number is that? Three? Five? Why hasn’t He noticed you yet? You’re drunk but not yet sloppy. You’ll leave before that happens. Catch a cab, stumble up the stairs to your fourth-floor walk up. You pick up your cell and your fingers move slowly but you put a note in your phone with the name of the bar you’re at—sober you will appreciate the breadcrumbs.
Masthead 2021-22
Read the 2021-2022 Letter from the Editor 12th Street 2021-22 editorial note: we’re not actually this young (or are we?) Sophia BenzEditor-In-Chief Mica Kanner-MascoloManaging Editor Natalia BerryPoetry Editor Vanessa CarlsonBlog Editor Caitlin DizinnoNonfiction and Reviews […]