Five on the fifth

Vol. 11 Issue 9 | August 2026

In This Issue

Coral Reverie (Cover Art): Lindsey Sandkuhler

How Stuff Grows (General Fiction): Michael Ippen

The Oranges (Flash Fiction): Ethan Denault

A Rose for Today (Flash Fiction): James Callan

My Father Said Soul Instead of Soil After the Stroke (Poetry): Mark LaMonda

Carnation (Flash Fiction): Gabriel da Silva-Schicchi

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Coral Reverie (Cover Art): Lindsey Sandkuhler is a self-taught watercolor artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. Inspired by the quiet beauty of nature, she creates whimsical landscapes and botanicals that celebrate light, changing seasons, and moments of stillness. She hopes her paintings will invite viewers to pause, reflect, and enjoy a little quiet. More of her work can be found on Instagram @brush.and.brackish.art.