Patrick Berry has been publishing puzzles since 1993 and lives in Athens, Georgia.
Shouts & Murmurs
It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam
This vision test is far from routine—don’t forget that racism starts in the retinas.
Sketchpad
Fragrances of Presidents Past
Now that Trump has released his new scent, “Victory 45-47” ($249), it’s time to sniff the competition.
By Barry Blitt
Poems
“Rift”
“How is it you shed earlier selves and are more yourself with each shedding?”
By Arthur Sze
Poems
“Girlfriends”
“Now we’re older we know who’s gotten sober / or been bitten by God or chewed and discarded / under a dirty bus shelter.”
By Kim Addonizio
Shouts & Murmurs
The Aging Millennial’s Guide to Summer
Read an autofiction novel written by someone your age about how they’re way too old to be this pathetic and single.
By Jason Adam Katzenstein
Shouts & Murmurs
Package Tracking Takes a Dark Turn in “Paper Towels”
When an online order goes missing, employees are often blamed. But how should they be punished? Now premium users get to decide.
Poems
“Bob Marley, Live, 1980”
“In Kingston after the storm, the yard / cools, the grass slippery underfoot, / leaves dripping—the air heavy with fatigue.”
By Kwame Dawes