Who We Are

We’re a journal of the Rust Belt, the Corn Belt, and everywhere in between. This is the poetry and prose of the basement, the garage, and the back road. This is the grit under your fingernails and the mud between your toes.

What We Publish

We believe in the Objective Correlative. Don’t tell us you’re lonely; show us the single plate on the table. Give us the concrete, the bone, and the grease.

We want work that is blunt, unflinching, and stripped to the studs. We’ll always prefer a jagged edge to a polished surface.

And if you’re writing about the landscape, give it to us as it actually is: chemically treated, weather-beaten, and entirely indifferent to your feelings.

Poetry

Cut the fat. Leave the blood. We want relentless, tightly coiled verse that carries oppressive weight. We prefer poems with a narrative or a wicked turn.

Prose

We want narratives that idle rough and run hot. We accept flash fiction and short stories. Keep it tight, keep it grounded, and make every sentence count.