Ellipsis Zine

This Christmas, when I arrive home from uni, your dad will greet me – ‘the boy genius’ – with an awkward shoulder squeeze in my own hallway. I will jerk…

The tower glistens ahead of me, its bright light shimmering against the waters. It’s a quiet place, on the edge of the world, far from anything I’m familiar with. Unattainable.…

The two boys were hunkered down in the corner of the school yard, sticker albums at their feet, searching through each other’s pile of swapsies. Nearby, their mates were kicking…

I remember her with the clarity of a panic-ridden mind amped up on caffeine and a shot of undiluted desperation. That is to say, I remember her well. It was…

Two aliens held up one plastic shopping bag apiece. During the day, flocks of bags would bluster around in the scorching breeze, filling the sky enough to provide a permanent…

The homeless man took a hit of crystal meth and let the drug do its thing. He was instantly happy, a false happy, but happy nonetheless. He smiled a goofy…

I scroll down the list. Four bed detached – too much space. Cottage in half acre of land – too isolated. Two bed terraced – my finger hovers then taps…

The custom in Belmont when they upgrade a piece of furniture or a domestic appliance or an exercise machine, or they have to move across the country for work and…

You think about all the things your sister has stolen from you: the knee-high My Little Pony socks, the necklace with the interlocking swan charms, Gavin Darling right before semi-formal,…

I reappear in the corner booth of an old-fashioned diner on East 42nd and 3rd. The ruby red kiss of a previous patron lingers on my cup like a cherry…

You are assured that you can pass through. There will be a cost of course. Nothing unreasonable, considering. It is late, she is heavy in your arms, and there is…