JAN 2026 / ISSUE 50

Self Portrait in Tub With Chinese Food

by Lee Price

For the past thirty years my subject matter has focused on the theme of compulsive eating and the relationship between women and food….

is there any poetry here lol

by Mia Nakaji Monnier and Tria Wen

the freedom we still have
pregnant writers together
in transport to an unknown place…

Five Cents a Box (Aurora’s Resolve)

by Christina McPhee

Lidia’s Aurora dominates desire and the arts in Thrust, and is always moving away at light speed from any form of capture. Like the borealis she is…

Three Poems

by Sabrina Tom

Down to her last body, she asks a friend to wash her face, / hands soiled, eyes closed as salt / pours into her mouth, covers her head…

Truths to My Long Ago Self

by Brent Van Vliet

It’s true, you’ll find proud ridge lines of broad shoulders / can make you feel the same warmth / as the driest, full-bodied red wine….

Mother Pore

by MJ Atamian

It takes time to transition from the world out there to the portal in here. The first beats are awkward. We fumble around each other, anxious about being…