Pastelitos

They were starving. All he had in his fridge was a pack of la masa…

A Writer’s Responsibility is to their Obsessions: A Conversation with Cristina Garcia

Not every day does a cuban immigrant get to interview one of the most important…

ESERCIZI D’AUTUNNO

Esco sul retro, c’è nebbia densa in cortile. Sono tre giorni che a Milano è…

Francesca Marzia Esposito: Writing Diagonally

Translated from the Italian by Jeanne Bonner and Joshua Graber Aster(ix): In the story, Autumn…

On Chrysanthemums of Hunger and the Reckless Moss of the Body

If only finches, phoebes, mourning doves could say – rice exploded in our foundling avian…

American Saint – Chapter 1

I don’t care what you heard, my mother was not a witch. She was a…

Untitled & Ze

S****************: T***************L ARS IN A BOW El Paso. ZE All summer we set out to…

Aster(ix) Journal Newsletter | June 2019

We are thrilled to announce that we are finalists for the CLMP Firecracker Award that honors those who “introduce important voices to readers far and wide.” Thank you to the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses for the recognition!

Besieged

“Ah Sweet Soul,” says Love, “You know more than you are sayng.” Marguerite Porete from…