Wynter K. Miller

2 months ago | electricliterature.com | Wynter K. Miller |Jan Clausen |neighborly. Spoon-

Soon We’ll All Be Doomscrolling on Mars Did she put on his knowledge with his powerBefore the indifferent beak could let her drop? — W B Yeats, "Leda and the Swan"Going deaf from the clamor of too many dooms,balancing life like an egg on a spoon,dreaming of a gorgeous, baleful wave:liquid obsidian. Who knew that planets can lose their atmospheres? It happened to Mars. But—Chill! This ain’t all about us,some sage rebukes the general wail: We’re fucked.

2 months ago | electricliterature.com | Wynter K. Miller |Charlotte McConaghy

Introduction by Caroline Bleeke Share article Issue No 667 Written by Charlotte McConaghy Recommended by Caroline Bleeke The opening pages of Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore have a fairytale quality to them. We meet the Salt family, a father and his three children, who live in a lighthouse and serve as caretakers of a vault containing copies of all the world’s seeds. They are the only inhabitants of a remote, windswept island—that is, until a mysterious woman washes up onshore, fighting...

Mar 14, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Wynter K. Miller |Mark Bessen

Standing in line at the H-E-B checkout, I’m mindlessly deleting emails when a photo of a naked, pornographically hot beefcake stretched out on a massage table illuminates my screen. I recoil and quickly pull the front of my jacket around the phone, worried I’ll scandalize a wayward shopper, or worse, traumatize some passing youth. I tap the bookmark button, then quickly swipe to another screen and wait for my turn to clumsily scan my groceries.

Mar 10, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Wynter K. Miller |Gina Chung

My Worst Experiences Haunt Me From the Memory Cloud Share article After Leo left, I had trouble keeping track of myself. I had just moved into a new apartment, and I felt like I was existing in an endless twilight. I would drift off for a nap in the living room, only to find myself standing in the kitchen, washing a dish I didn’t remember using.

Mar 6, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Wynter K. Miller |Daniel Khalastchi

Darling, Please Flatten Me With the Volvo A Contagious Age DEAR ________ : I WANT TO BE A BETTER FRIEND, I’M SORRYYou put your hand on my neck andwhisper that if you were here you wouldsew me a telephone. But youare here, I say, and then you walkto the door.