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Jane Clayton and her dog, Mr. Snuggles, decide to have a great adventure together after they both receive the same diagnosis.

In this short, speculative story by V.M. Sawh, insurance is even more of a nightmare than it is IRL.

We spoke with YA author Josh Galarza about his contemporary fiction book, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky. Galarza shared about eating disorder representation, growing up gay in the 90s, and how he approached sensitive topics in his novel.


Alpacas, I discovered recently, chew in a very wide and exaggerated way. They really articulate their chewing. Chomp. I love that my dog eats like an alpaca.

A tunnel closing to a pinprick of light with me trapped inside.

1. I don’t need to apologize.


Hey, this is me talking to you. I am important: I hold your head and protect your spinal cord.

For poet Diane Funston, aging means she can’t always catch loved ones from falling the way she used to, but maybe that’s ok.