New Story in the Nest by Olivia Fantini

“It is too soon to test. We wait. The bleeding will stop or it won’t, and then we will
know.” From “implantation bleeding”

Read story here.


Poetry Submissions
are Open
for 2 weeks only!

Through April 15th, we are open for poems.

Submit here


New Poems in the Nest by Kuhu Joshi

“Unlike Ganga and Yamuna, you seemed to have / no role. In you, my grandmothers drowned / who they could be.”
From Letter to Saraswati


“What I wanted to know was, / are you lonely? Do you have enough / family?”
From Spell to Call on My Future Family

Read both poems here.



New Interview in the Nest with Carlie Hoffman

“For me, poetry is devotional, and the process is deeply private. I see poetry as a way of being in the world, attuned to the ebbs and flows of daily life.” From Carlie Hoffman

Read interview here.


"Like Broken Glass"

A Flash Contest Honorable Mention

“It was the broken glass that took my husband’s life. That was all it was, just a little piece of broken glass from an old syringe, slicing through his palm during our morning search through the recyclables.” By Madeline Rosales


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New Poems in the Nest

“how to peel an orange in the dark, / or make small talk in a blacked-out bar / to a person who may or may not be a woman." from “Magnetic Charm” By Ken Holland

“and yes, the she is you, / and yes, the you is me."
from “Homecoming” By Shanley Poole

Read both poems here.