Author Archives: The Citron Review

  1. What is a bridge when it doesn’t reach across?

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Wren Tuatha My Baltimore in the waterSteel and gasoline in the waterCar seats and wallets in the waterTires, steering …
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  2. What Little Remains

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Kate Snider So let metell you again,while thereis still timetogether, of thatlate autumnafternoonwhen you,standingin the Japanese Garden,professedyour lovefor the …
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  3. Decompression Stop

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Ortega Michelle Ortega has been published at Tweetspeak Poetry, Tiferet Journal, Platform Review, Shot Glass Journal, Rust + …
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  4. September Shadow

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Michelle Ortega A phantom shape shifts at my feet as the evening sun drops below the treeline; from where I standimpossible …
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  5. Told like Scripture

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Trista Hurley-Waxali My parents offered their trailer as a graduation gift. My loan had gone into collections; they started …
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  6. Blind Curves

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Erin Wood The highway curves around pink granite cliffs of Maine coastline, and around we go, my husband and …
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  7. For a Limited Time Only

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Sharon Goldberg I don’t believe in soulmates but if you think I’m yours, great. I clench my teeth when …
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  8. Motel on the Edge of Everything

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Dawn Miller I remember the motel on the outskirts of town—brown-bricked and unexceptional, the neon sign by the highway …
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  9. I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Brooke Middlebrook The best part about living in the Anthropocene is not being sure what will come next, epoch-wise. …
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  10. Ride to Nowhere

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    October 5, 2025 by The Citron Review

    by Stephanie Reddoch In July’s sticky heat, my neighbor Billy rolls a clothes dryer barrel to the fire hydrant where …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025