"...[Erasure #poetry] has been my obsession and my salvation during these strange and troubling days we all find ourselves navigating. Don't miss these magnificent pieces from @robinturnerpoet.bsky.social in our May Arts & Hybrids gallery | www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid...

"And we came to a house, somewhere in a space that was not where we had come from, and not quite where we were going." Dreams of the past thread through this lush new #fiction from @ricketywhite.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/rick... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"My father had been right about one thing—there was no saving this country. But maybe there was saving myself." A powerful voyage through grief and resilience in this new #fiction from S. Mubashir Noor | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/s-mu... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I say out loud the bitter truth I'm carrying, "No one likes me." Behind me, a small, certain voice says, "But I like you."" A deeply vulnerable #poem of hope & healing, new from DIHP alum Naomi Stenberg | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/naomi... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I step forward, trying to visualize the ocean but instead seeing traffic on the bridge, my last bad sunburn, and headlines about sharks and jellyfish." A surreal, fantastical love story; #fiction from Dustin Duby-Koffman | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/dust... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"What is the square footage of your bedroom and how fast can you run?" Part list story + part math problem = summations of the lives we live in this new fiction from Patricia Fuentes Burns | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/patr... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Especially in the bleakest of times the Wow longs to be seen" Your daily dose of hope in these two joyfully ephemeral #poems from Laura Denny | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/laura... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"They let everyone get away with everything. I’m growing uncertain whether there even is a tangible “they.”" Deeply funny and darkly apt, a romp through the zany halls of academia in new #fiction from Lucas Flatt | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/luca... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"You twist the plots of treasured dreams, then sow and harvest fresh visions." This new #CNF from @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social is many things at once, not least of all a lyrical and metaphorical gem | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/aarik-da... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"How soon can I stop pretending I’m dredging the silt from my system." One singularly exquisite #poem from @jorigg.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jo-rigg Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"how to break the spine of time..." Two deeply shadowed, illustrative poems, new from Lena Kinder @happilylenaaa.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/lena-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"He didn’t say he was ashamed or anything like that. Just offered me a job back home in the restaurant, which was maybe worse." Brief yet exquisite new fiction from @thorntonforreal.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/lisa... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"... Rosemary’s mother died from the same illness that stole Rosemary’s hearing but did not steal music ..." Two devastatingly beautiful poems, new from Jennifer Maloney | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jenni... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The trailer’s floor will bow and shiver as another plane brings more bodies." Powerful, timely, & profound, a phenomenal new #CNF from @emhall47.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/emily-hall Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It’s nice, working at the coffee shop, to see that people arrange their lives in myriad ways." Propulsive and richly drawn, don't miss this new #fiction from C.M. Green | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/cm-g... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"She has never been anyone’s to give. But she has always been there for someone to take." New from Heather Emmanuel, an absolute stunner of a story -- quiet, powerful, bittersweet | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/heat... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Funny how we never meet for coffee when I’m in town." Three tiny epic postcard poems from our friend Gerry LaFemina | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/gerry... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There were so many questions but possibly even more answers" Two poems woven through story and time, new from DIHP alum @pilechko.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/paul-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Rejoice that The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette is in excessively bad taste." Absurdist? Maybe. One of a kind? Absolutely! Part erasure, part remix, all new #CNF from the brilliant Bill Hemmig | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/bill-hem... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There are days when I feel delirious with gratitude to have found what so many are still looking for..." DIHP alum @keithwoodruff.bsky.social is back with two smart, sneakily tender flashes | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/keit... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

" —indeed i have positioned my thumb and index finger on either side of my circumstances’ trachea" Kicking off our 3rd anniversary with two killer new #poems from @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/nat-r... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"He had wandered into history by accident, flashlight failing, curiosity intact & met a woman with too many teeth and not enough mercy." The best little vampire & the hero we all need. Splendid new #fiction from M.D. Smith | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/m-d-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The Campbells paw the ground like skittish horses. The youngest seems upset, the oldest ready to throw a punch." A closer look inside our metaphorical lunchbox in this new, powerful little #fiction from Nora Wagner | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/nora... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Usually lurking below your horizon, I-wish-I-may-wish-I-might catch your eye." Two gorgeous, celestial tinged #poems from #DIHPAlum Jeanne Julian | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jeann... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Claire shielded her eyes and scanned the Arizona sky for vultures." A piece of #fiction full of irrepressible hope, refreshing as cold drink on a hot day, new from Matthew Snyderman | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/matt... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"6. Where is the most likely place for a caretaker to be slapped in the face by grief?" A melodic poem & a quiz, two singular gems from @mworthington.bsky.social new for April | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"...with a quick shuffle step, steadies himself as he exclaims, in the packed stadium of his mind, 'Olé!'" A wry tale for anyone who's ever been part of a family, new #fiction from Mario Moussa | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mari... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"He never wants to watch shows I like, and falls asleep to the worst nightly news." New from #DIHPAlum Jessica Purdy, a trio of splendid prose #poems | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/jessi... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons." With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"I had myself another beer and sipped slowly, thinking about raccoons." With a singular voice, humor, and raccoons, we can't wait for you to read "Dale," new fiction from Craig Roads | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/crai... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Lightning may steal your face, may duplicate you in air and leave neither copy whole." The sound of rain and the gifts of the outdoors, two beautifully grounded new #poems from Veronica Tucker | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/veron... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There is a suspension of disbelief required to enjoy the inside of a bar..." This month's #longread is winsome, witty, and wild. New #creativenonfiction from Chris Wells | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/chris-we... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Two brief, wonderful, meditative poems from Ed Higgins, new for April. #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/ed-hi... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Then the ongoing pull on my crotch reminded me our lot in this life is to suffer. I rate half a star. " Aquaman, reviews, a love story, all in one perfect hermit crab #fiction, new from Joshua Wetjen | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/josh... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There are aliens in the fridge." A tender story about the other, new from @quickasaflash.bsky.social #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/gill... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"There’s something about a trash bin piled high with cardboard boxes and discarded IT cables that makes you contemplate your mortality." Full of color, imagery & wit, two new #poems from the splendid @nyurtsaba.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/nicol... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"With his palm raised high, Dad signals for me to join him for our weekend ritual." Breathtaking new April #CNF from DIHP alum @damicandrea.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/andrea-d... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"We use fake words to make others comfortable." Two vibrant new poems for April from Liv Campbell | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/liv-c... #poetry Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Sometimes superlatives fail your editor when she tries to explain how deeply a piece has resonated, but this one took my breath and still hasn't given it back. One transcendent #poem from DIHP alumna @warmaiden.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/colle... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Now her feet were heavy with responsibility and fatigue. Ben, on the other hand, had unearthed two nights a week for tennis." A fresh, witty, relatable, brilliant #fiction re-imagining from @lorimbarrett.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/lori... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It tried to tell me I knew too much of this universe. I often wondered if this same knowledge had been your own downfall." A careful balance of timbre, tense, & tempo in this new #fiction from Christian Jackson | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/w-ch... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"The grass crunched beneath my feet as I climbed the hill behind the cardboard box factory that fired my uncle for drinking on the job." Vibrant, immersive, cinematic, powerful new #fiction from @dixonspeaker.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/dixo... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"When saying this word, imagine sleeping on a bed of metal clothes hangers." Two singularly intricate, crystalline poems from David Eileen, new for March | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/david... #poetry Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"Now I was taking off in a coffin with wings, a Cessna 182 with a goddam propeller..." When we say 'pockety,' this is what we mean: stunning, breath taking, breath-giving. Pockety new fiction from @mpershan.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mich... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"It takes two to make an accident. One to hold the map, the other to work the radio." Three stunners from CL Bledsoe, new for March #poetry | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/cl-bl... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"So to soothe ourselves, we pull her apart in our minds, limb by limb." A lot of hope in a little story; new flash #fiction from the amazing @kiklodge.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kik-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

This exquisite #longread from Tina Cartwright @humsentence.bsky.social is a reminder of why we do what we do as editors. Breathtakingly beautiful #fiction | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/tina... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"We will need a key; leave space for that." A singular poem from Janet Elsbach | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/janet... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"People want to shoot the message now, not the messenger." Timely, succinct, heart-rending. Must-read new flash #fiction from Keith Woodruff | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/keit... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

"If I could draw, I could create a whole line of fantabulous fashions for Bunny Ball." Dreams meet fashion in this splendid new #cnf abecedarium from #dihpalum Barbara Krasner | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/barbara-... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social