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“Janice” by David Capps
Janice by David Capps I Janice’s bag seemed heavy, not that I would pick it up: a black trash bag sunk in the corner of her otherwise sparse apartment, spilling over with the contents of her life. Don’t touch it, she said like she was speaking to a child. A college student, in…
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“Fundamentally Flawed” by Bethany Jarmul
Fundamentally Flawed by Bethany Jarmul In my earliest memory, I was a five-year-old self-righteous ass. Maybe I was born that way—popped out of my mother’s vagina thinking that my cry was more euphonious than the Jupiter Symphony, that my poop smelled of freesia and honeysuckle, that I was the best nipple-sucker there ever was…
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“Not a Nice Girl” by Lisa Shirley
Vitriol surges beneath my skin and I want to slap everyone who says, with a smile, “How’s it going?”
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“On Time” by Evelyn Martinez
They say that time is of the essence, but what, exactly, is time? Of more immediate interest, where does it go? Time, that is.
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“Believe Me” by Christine Holmstrom
Ahead of me lay nothing but empty highway. It was evening as I walked along the lonely mountain road on the outskirts of Sierra City. Slate gray twilight shadows cloaked the twisting, two-lane asphalt. The day’s heat lingered on the silent pavement as I strolled past a long-closed lumberyard, the battered sign rotating in the…
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Letter From the Editors
Dear Readers, Though this is our Summer 2019 issue of Rougarou, we’ve found the work within to be reflective of the changing season.
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Featured Art: Holly Day
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Featured Art: Feng Gooi
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“Cousin Ingrid” by Madelyn E. Camrud
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“Homeschool” by Stephen Wack
The children are gathered out in the schoolyard, wielding the weapons of their fathers. A belt, a wooden spoon, a rubber sandal, a tightly rolled Sunday newspaper (reinforced with coupon inserts), and the time-honored bare hands.