fugue 65
Fugue Literary Journal
A publication of poetry,
fiction, essays, hybrid work, and visual art from established and emerging writers and artists.
Recent Publications
“How the swollen flesh splits,
burns black in the unflinching sun,
molds gray-green and soft
to the touch.”
“ I kept walking the river every evening. The water smelled stronger as it pulled back, moss and rot thick in the air. I picked up small things and carried them home in my pockets: a rusted nail, a feather, the handle of a broken teacup. I laid them in rows along my windowsill, the way other kids taped up posters of bands.”
grace (ge) gilbert
Five Nonverbal Reviews of AJ White’s blue loop
Mud on the Window
Justin Taroli
Chelsea Guo
What doesn’t matter to the mason bees in my father’s garden
Emily Harman
Art & Hybrid
12 December 2025
Stars of Heaven
“Neighbors slurp
his memories like soup, salt hiding
the taste of mourning. But he would
rather argue about his bones, whether
they are river quartz or centuries
old shark teeth, than live.”
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Issue 65
Spring 2025
Featuring
Andy Butter, Teresa Carmody, Hollie Dugas, Noah Francis, Jen Frantz, Katie Garcia, Rasha Lama, Roy Lowenstein, Rebecca McKee, Brooke Middlebrook, Austin Miles, Olivia Muenz, Seth Peterson, Jessica Petrow-Cohen, Riley Richards, Anna Schachner, Robyn Schelenz, Melissa Strilecki, Thea Swanson, Harriet Truscott, Evan Wang, Jordan Williamson
Cover Art
Alana Solin