Animals: “The early worm, after many years, finally gets the bird” by Elena Zhang
“Little Worm, who left without a glance back and made Mother Worm question if she was ever needed at all.”
Animals: “Electric-Fire Type Haibun” by Emdash
“nobody expects me, the little 5’3 chinese girl—to bear chewbaccas bursting out of my chest, have medieval torches for ribs, lava overflowing from my canines • i’m irate for no fill-in-the-bubble reason”
Animals: Two Poems by Danielle Sarta
“She likes to show everyone else how much of a good girl I am. How well behaved and responsible.”
Animals: “summer’s inspiration—do it for himb / for bitch turtle” by Hikari Miya
“if i had one, i’d tie a red balloon to his shell so i would always/ know where he’s off to next. he’d never tell me why, or why he goes in his water bowl”