________ Asher Bentley is a writer and director, frequently working under the moniker of Dead Homes. His work delves into his predominantly digital upbringing and the sterility of contemporary relationships. He has been published in Spectra and Burial Magazine, and is also really funny and charming. Asher Bentley is on X @pregnantcop and Instagram @asherhilarious asherforever.com

I have a hard time getting up in the winter and today it was especially bad. It’s the cold, the dark, and how frigid my room is outside of my bed, especially with my dog still sleeping with her head poking out of the covers. She’s like a tiny furnace that has nails and perfect little needle teeth. She’s my entire world. I would be lost without her. I eventually get up, get dressed and after swallowing my guilt, drive to work. I find a parking spot quickly and I’m getting out

I will never be your veteran If I held you in my arms 10,000 Vietnams Would ambush your body

Oh nice you got into the literary magazine with the one hundred percent acceptance rate dude very prestigious ________ Zachary Swezy, like a jackal, preys among the tombs. Zachary Swezy is on X @poemPilled and @goodyhilton ; Instagram @localhilton ; and Linktree @ZacharySwezy