[{"id":2652,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/faya-by-attar-topobroto\/","name":"faya-by-attar-topobroto","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'Faya' by Attar Topobroto","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:52:04","modifiedDate":"2026-01-07 10:48:48","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-07 10:48:48","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":42},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Now my heart lives in a torso of honeybees.\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Always it is humming along with them.\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The bees look for nectar in flowers which\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unfurl like Alexandria\u2019s scrolls\u00a0\nbefore the fire.\u00a0\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Packed with letters.\u00a0"},{"id":2646,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/cantaloupe-by-sarah-guilbault\/","name":"cantaloupe-by-sarah-guilbault","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'cantaloupe' by Sarah Guilbault","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:37:15","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 16:13:35","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:13:35","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":32},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Snails move into a wedge of cantaloupe, munching through coral flesh toward a rough rind, wiggling in fast motion until the video cuts off. I play it again, feeling saliva leak from the spout beside my molars. You caption the message \u201cus.\u201d I swallow. We won\u2019t share a meal for months; won\u2019t nibble two sides of the"},{"id":2663,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/fortune-cookies-at-my-boyfriends-house-by-sasha-ouvry\/","name":"fortune-cookies-at-my-boyfriends-house-by-sasha-ouvry","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'Fortune Cookies at my Boyfriend's House' by Sasha Ouvry","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:12:17","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 16:12:22","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:12:22","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":44},"status":"publish","excerpt":"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.\nSat \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folding and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unfolding \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 evening in your kitchen after \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 you left\nmy scarf wound around\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 your neck\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 imagining \u00a0 the other side\u00a0\nanother summer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unshaken from\nOctober\u2019s\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 back \u00a0 my resentment\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cracks\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the future \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 turning\naway\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 to think of something else\n\u00a0"},{"id":2660,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/before-you-hold-me-by-jessie-raymundo\/","name":"before-you-hold-me-by-jessie-raymundo","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'Before You Hold Me' by Jessie Raymundo","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:09:03","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 16:09:08","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:09:08","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":32},"status":"publish","excerpt":"You are the one who sees me,\n& you spit out a key for every hour\n\u00a0\nI\u2019m kept. & you spit out our entire room,\n& you fish out prayers\n\u00a0\n& psalms from your pockets\nbefore you can hold me."},{"id":2658,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/axioms-for-the-morning-by-camryn-hafner\/","name":"axioms-for-the-morning-by-camryn-hafner","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'Axioms for the Morning' by Camryn Hafner","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:03:43","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 16:03:46","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 16:03:46","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":4},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The fortress must crumble,\npillow by pillow. That\u2019s the thing\u2014\nI will forget breakfast, again,\nnext to my manners molding on the counter.\nThe sheets will reek of sweat and honesty\nfor months at a time. I will offer coffee\nI already drank in a get-it-yourself tone\nand draw the curtains hours before your alarm."},{"id":2654,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/a-wave-is-a-wave-by-choiselle-joseph\/","name":"a-wave-is-a-wave-by-choiselle-joseph","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'A Wave is a Wave' by Choiselle Joseph","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:56:37","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 15:56:41","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:56:41","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":52},"status":"publish","excerpt":"I have a bad habit of turning a book on its back\nof skipping to the ash heap\nthe lung-flood\nthe salt-scorch ending\nA page hisses slow as a tide\u2019s inhale\nand the wait for the crash is nauseous"},{"id":2650,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/i-picked-a-handful-of-flowers-by-greg-berlin\/","name":"i-picked-a-handful-of-flowers-by-greg-berlin","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'I picked a handful of flowers...' by Greg Berlin","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:41:48","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 15:41:50","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:41:50","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":55},"status":"publish","excerpt":"I picked a handful of flowers from the yard and ran to my mother in the garden\nLook, I said, how these ones are white\nwhen the others are blue. Look how\nlittle the petals are. I opened my hand\nto show her and cried when I saw"},{"id":2648,"link":"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/portraits-at-the-art-museum-by-david-hanlon\/","name":"portraits-at-the-art-museum-by-david-hanlon","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"'Portraits at the Art Museum' by David Hanlon","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Archive","link":false},"date":false,"dateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:39:29","modifiedDate":"2026-01-06 15:39:33","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-06 15:39:33","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/passionfruitreview.com\/category\/issue-22\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Issue 22<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":23},"status":"publish","excerpt":"A man lets his head slump\non a faded chair cushion\u2014\nParis, 1947.\n\nHe leans, eyes scrunched,\nin a leather armchair\u2014\nTokyo, 1995.\n\nI remember life this way\u2014\nour drought defining\nan entire country,"}]