Author: Sumac Lit Mag
Issue 1 (25) Issue 1 Poetry (14) Issue 1 Prose (11) Issue 2 (25) Issue 2 Poetry (19) Issue 2 Short Story (6) Issue 3 (31) Issue 3 Poetry (21) Issue 3 Prose (10) Issue 4 (25) Issue 4 Poetry (13) Issue 4 Prose (11) Letter from the Editors (4) News (1) Poetry (66) Prose (32) Short Story (6)
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Centipede
I fought with you again last night. // Your mossy curls, longer now, / hang from tired branches and sway / in stagnant wind,…
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Curiosity
Upon the steps of the mighty Parthenon, so stood Polias, the high priestess of the Greeks’ golden age: poised tall, with a spear in…
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God-Eaters
I am walking to the bus stop / when I come across a dinner party / I was not invited to. // A meeting…
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I Am Writing About God for Some Reason: Ramblings of an Atheist in Crisis
Sometimes, I think there’s a god. Drowsy and with eyes half-lidded, I’ll make my way to the bus stop. Under the glow of a…
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I Love Potatoes!
“We love potatoes. But no one loves potatoes as much as my daughter.” My face used to burn when my mom would make that…
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Idealism & Pragmatism (& Apathy)
Apathy is the enemy of Idealism, though Idealism has yet to notice. This lucid hatred may be the only thing Apathy cares about. The…
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what theatre people believe in
new perspective, renewal / can’t imagine mere semantics / cool confesses salt of the earth pulling the trigger to heaven / everything changed /…
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Inglis Court
There is a house up for sale on Inglis Court / It has red brick and white windows with black shutters / The carpet…
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Moon-Drunk
I was sitting on my usual armchair facing my therapist, holding a large canvas against my lap. “Should I show it to you now…
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Night ritual
stretched out honeyed wavelengths // flow from the “deep sleep meditation” playlist / through the tangled earbuds / and slowly drip, medicinal, / into…