Issue 36 Bridge

Fall 2026

Edited by emily brandt, t’ai freedom ford, & Caits Meissner

Issue release reading at Blinky’s on Sunday, Nov 8th at 2PM.

Contents

Sharmila Cohen The Narrator Fails at Narrating Itself
Sophia Chong  the monstrous-feminine
Shakila B. Khan   Ode to the Hell Gate Bridge
Maya Olivo   Your first night home
Ellen Hagan   When all you do is the wrong thing—
Kimberly-Fela   Another Puberty
Madeleine Jennings  Bennett Park
Nzingha Hazelton   Junie Girl Different: Her First Juneteenth
Ayén Celeste   FROM DITCH TO MEADOW
April Ranger   A Long Green Carpet Rolled Up
Andrew Chi Keong Yim   Popo Yim Rides the 7 Train
Tyler Wilson   Day for Night at the Golden Nugget Casino
Heather Simon   Brooklyn Before Leaving
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor   Unswept Kitchen; Slow Dance After Covid; BLOOMING HEART

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