2023 – 10th Anniversary Double Issue

The 10th Anniversary Issue, Part II: Fiction & Interviews

We are thrilled to share the second part of our tenth anniversary double issue, highlighting some our best short fiction and interviews.

House Call

katharine is getting her monthly brazilian wax $$ she isn’t seeing anyone $$ so this…

The One-Eyed Bat!

The guy I’m dating in Ann Arbor is The One-Eyed Bat! He wrestles with a…

Dalila (English)

Translated from the original by Noah T. Myers After the divorce, I decided to move as…

The 10th Anniversary Issue Part I: Poetry & Nonfiction

Aster(ix) is a laboratory, a space where women writers of color can play and experiment. We celebrate our 10th anniversary with a double best-of issue.

list of things to say instead of “i’m fine”

my blood moves like tectonic plates: so slow one might not notice, but notice first,…

Firelei Báez on Generosity and Freedom in Art

I met Firelei Báez at The Andy Warhol Museum for over an hour. She was…

Remedios: mediocrity is the space waiting to be filled by eccentricity

Artwork by Lucia Hierro. EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally published on January 31, 2017 but…