Women over 40 Wear Whatever They Fucking Want and the World Doesn’t End
—Michelle Cruz Gonzales

Rivet 17 explores the many ways that what’s visible and what’s hidden affect our lives – sometimes for worse, or for better. You’ll find: a heavily redacted narrative on longing, an amphibian tasked with healing family wounds, a (surprisingly meaningful) diagram of time travel, and much more.

Contents

A Study in Light and Longing by Erin Slaughter — nonfiction

Better than Chicago Danielle Susi — poetry

Swimming Pool by Courtney Ryan — fiction

Surprisingly Good by Mike Chen — nonfiction

Two Poems by Signe E. Land — poetry
* Mama Said He Said
* Maslow’s Ghost

Harvard Love by Charles Lowe — fiction

The Women’s Frescoes at Palazzo Chiaramonte by Ray Ball — poetry

Rejected Hard Times Headlines by Michelle Cruz Gonzales — nonfiction

The Companion by Jeff Frawley — fiction

When my dad caught me fireflies after catechism by Magdalyn Gould — poetry