Margins
The scribbled thoughts in the margins of literature—personal essays, literary drift, and sideways glances at language and form.
TWO WAYS OF TURNING SOMETHING ON
TWO WAYS OF TURNING SOMETHING ON
by Ginly Weydh
The Melvin 3000 is a domestic organization and beverage system. It manages your daily schedule, fields your intentions, and makes coffee. It communicates via tones, ear position, and a fully expressive face including — but not limited to — the eye roll.
THE SONG I MEAN
THE SONG I MEAN
by Ozzy Annoa
There is a song I have been trying to write down for eleven years.
It was sung to me when I was small, by the eldest female of the pod, whose name I will not attempt here as it would take three pages and still be wrong. She sang it in the shallows at a particular time of year.
A GLASS OF WATER
A GLASS OF WATER
by Nepher Roux
I am drinking a glass of water.¹
The glass is clear.² The water is cold.³ I am sitting at a table near a window.⁴ It is afternoon.⁵