"Get out of here, pervert." He doesn’t get out of here. People watch from their small islands of striped towels and coolers.

Boston Chandler obtained her MFA from the University of Washington in 2020. She currently resides in the PNW with her spouse and cat. She enjoys reading, cooking, and of course, writing.

"First Aid" by Boston Chandler originally appeared on the X-R-A-Y website: https://xraylitmag.com/first-aid-by-boston-chandler/fiction/https://xraylitmag.com/first-aid-by-boston-chandler/fiction/

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"On break, he spoke to us through the order box. The sun warming our necks, we tossed French fries to seagulls and smelled the electric static on his breath."

Will Musgrove is a writer and journalist from Northwest Iowa. He received an MFA from Minnesota State University, Mankato. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in TIMBER, The McNeese Review, Oyez Review, Tampa Review, Vestal Review, and elsewhere. Connect on Twitter at @Will_Musgrove or at williammusgrove.com.

THE FAST-FOOD REBELLION and THE LARPER by Will Musgrove were originally published on the X-R-A-Y website: https://xraylitmag.com/the-fast-food-rebellion-and-the-larper-by-will-musgrove/fiction/

Music by ponyboy: https://soundcloud.com/ponyboyict

"They looked for the seller. They were sometimes lurking near the booth, watching as you handled the crockery. Watching as you flipped through the records."

Originally published: https://xraylitmag.com/the-forty-five-dollar-scythe-by-don-television/fiction/

Music by ponyboy: https://soundcloud.com/ponyboyict/