Rejected—But Just Normally
You have to stop and ask yourself: what’s the worst that could happen? And let’s be real, more often than not, some variation of that worst thing ends up coming to pass.
Track Change
It was sometime after moving twenty-five-hundred miles across the great open spans of America that I finally started doing things for the sake of the doing part. Before that, I must have just been “going through the motions,” as they say.
Red and Blue
Original poem. “Two rats sitting in a glass box, speaking back and forth / They have much to say—a parade of their nature…”
Dreaming of Work
That’s what really sucks about them, these dreams. It’s always a shot of adrenaline and my heads shoots off the pillow like a bouncy ball springing up and up and I’m on my feet now.
Common Denominators
I could really hate it all if I wanted to. And sometimes when I look at what’s happened, the trends of everything, I start to really want to hate it all.
One-Sixth the Year
Original poem. “It’s February first. / And I still wrote January / at the top of the journal page. / Crossed out and remade into the right days…”
The Ides of December
Side effects may include disconnection, wandering hopelessness, and a lack of Vitamin D.
Time Happens Twice a Day
I'm wishing for it and living in the before and after and forgetting all about the one happening now.
Wear Your Mask, Unless You're Actively Smoking
It's Las Vegas and all inside-out. But hey, I guess that's the point.
I'm Scared to Play Video Games
Am I more than my addiction? The dangers of falling back into old habits loom at times, while the power to choose remains.
Can't Drown a Fish
Where did the homeless go during Hurricane Ida? This Voices production seeks to answer that question, using the words and stories of the people who lived through it.
Left With No Other Option
A Pakistani details the rigorous measures her government is taking in order to control the spread of Covid-19.
The Quest for Constant Awe
Expectations root us in our emotions and mental states. How do we mitigate the damage and balance the scales of discontent with ambition?
Australia's Orwellian App
Australia introduces a new app that tracks, reports, and records your compliance with forced lockdowns and quarantines.
OnlyFans Flip-Flops: Sex is Selling More Than It Bargained For
Jeopardizing the financial stream of pornography platforms and banks is the fastest way to enact change—it's all about the money through use of the public strong-arm.
We're Being Guided by a Host of Doublethinkers
Twitter, the President, and the Taliban want us to drink the punch and believe in a world where anything they say must be taken as truth.