By mid-morning, the sun had straggled above the river, and Carmen was again staring at one of the rich boys from Palo Alto. It was the middle of a sweltering and unstoppable summer, the Fourth of July in waiting. The light laked its way across the sidewalk to where the two of us sat, under […]
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Wolves are found everywhere across Canada, in forests, mountains, lowlands, your city, your neighbourhood, your car, your home. You may be a wolf yourself. Grey Wolves may not even be grey. They live across the Cordillera, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Canadian Shield, are like dogs in demeanour, but shyer; you must approach them first if you […]
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phoebe Journal is currently accepting submissions of up to three pieces of flash of no more than 1000 words each, up to five poems, one piece of prose of up to 5000 words, and 1-5 pieces of visual art for Issue 55.2 consideration. To request a fee waiver outside of the fee-free submissions periods, email […]
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Highlighting recently released and forthcoming works by marginalized creators Cancer Courts My Mother by LindaAnn LoSchiavo “Cancer Courts My Mother” gives voice to the creativity borne out of the experience of late-stage cancer from the perspective of a caregiver and a daughter. Written with candor, warmth, and grace, these poems explore universal themes of sorrow, […]
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Indeed “the problem of art is a problem of translations,” says Pablo Palacio in his book A Man Brought to Gallows, translated to English by Paula Riofrío (p. 30). Interpretations are what form the imagination in this first edition short story that traipses surreal metaphors to bold depictions of our fractured society. Andrés, the narrator, […]
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VAGABOND CITY 