The Waiting
A boy singing a rhyme walks by a girl, but he's invisible.Do you remember their names? ZZ Hallock …
Short Story
In October of 2025, DUMBO Press published Smile Central. The author has remained anonymous, working under the pseudonym Theodore Wallbanger. This is our attempt to learn more about the man …
Interview
Inventory of What Still Moves Somewhere the lungs are still doing their small, unremarked work. Somewhere a pulse keeps its appointment with the dark side of the wrist.
Poetry
“We haven’t seen you a while, Come home” Sorry mami no The textbooks have just uncuffed me Idleness a luxury I shouldn’t presume Duties the hands on a …
Poetry

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------------------------------------------- Elon Musk’s Money ------------------------------------------- What’s the point of having all those billions if you’re not willing to invest most of it to develop a kind of liquidated virtual reality …
Poetry
Urban Odyssey
The bagel rolled out of my sweatshirt pocket and spun to a stop in the bus lane. That was …
Short Story
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do you ever feel like a half a grapefruit at breakfast A sharp metal spoon keeps asking digging and scraping the sides of you and everything You’ve made and the …
Poetry
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an uneven stone word round in & out but still hard to bite on. (scared it slips out my mouth) I miss your hands the leather the grease the ink …
Poetry
Rare Thoughts
------------------------------------------- An emanation of Narcissus ------------------------------------------- The Virgin with wide eyes and glossy hair the grape leaves filligreed in oaken beam add depth and heft to contingent contained thought the …
Poetry
Pull Backwards Means Push
""I'll save you,” Lily said, grabbing Luke’s arm, beyond worrying about how she must look to the elderly folk …
Short Story
a Pit of Undulating Heart-Shaped Lights, Searching with My Tongue, Pocket Crumbs
------------------------------------------- a pit of undulating heart-shaped lights ------------------------------------------- over the looming horizon of last year we crept up to the craggy edges of great heights discussing whether the confessional impulse …
Poetry