THE BIN BEHIND CAVANAUGH’S BY DESMA CAPUTO 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137 PREVIEW

Now here she was. Stuck in a charity bin. What a fucking life.

HEARTBREAK HOUSE BY LEONARD BEEGHLEY 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137 PREVIEW

The war in Vietnam would make America into its own heartbreak house.

That they are a butterfly that lands on your face.

CONSUMPTION BY NADA JABBOURI 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137 PREVIEW

Annoying “spiritual” people with no strong religious conviction and/or backbone say that your soul is matter and when someone you loved more than anything dies, they’re simply beyond what is visible to our eyes but still they are here. 

GLUTTON BY ADEEB CHOWDHURY 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137 PREVIEW

She slurps rice, lentils, and poached eggs out of a bowl. She grins at me with yolk and daal smeared across her lips, little vegetable bits dribbling out of her mouth.

HAIRCUT BY HARPER MAXWELL BRYAN 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137 PREVIEW

TO DIE ALONE IN DREAM BY CHRISTOPHER KENNETH HANSON 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 137