Wet with love, I roll to my side. Middle slides— hangs from hips like wet laundry. Center sagging, dragging. Stretched taffy—skin spread so thin it reads like rivers of braille. Four stories birthed and etched into the soft center pillow of my bellied gut. I want to love this mound of flesh like I love […]
Talya Jankovits
Talya Jankovits’ work has appeared in a number of literary journals. Her micro piece, 'Bus Stop in Morning' was a winner of Beyond Words Magazine's 250-word Cold themed writing challenge. Her short story “Undone” in Lunch Ticket was nominated for a Pushcart prize. Her poem, A Woman of Valor, was featured in the 2019/2020 Eshet Hayil exhibit at Hebrew Union College Los Angeles. She holds her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University and resides in Chicago with her husband and four daughters.