Emily Rose Miller

Emily Rose Miller (she/her) graduated cum laude from Saint Leo University where she received her BA in English with a specialization in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in Capsule Stories, PopMatters, and Red Cedar Review, among others. Find her online at emilyrosemiller.weebly.com, on Instagram and Twitter @actualprincessemily and @Em_Rose_Miller, respectively, or in real life cuddling with her five cats.

“Absurdity,” “Straight Man” and “Still You”

The amount of love I hold for him is absurd.
The human body contains approximately 1.5 gallons of blood,
and at least 1.6 gallons of mine is laced with tiny crystal hearts,
each lit up with pictures of his lopsided grin, his uneven teeth,
and that little freckle dotted on his upper lip

Issue 50, June 2021

Emily Rose Miller

Emily Rose Miller (she/her) graduated cum laude from Saint Leo University where she received her BA in English with a specialization in Creative Writing. Her work has been published in Capsule Stories, PopMatters, and Red Cedar Review, among others. Find her online at emilyrosemiller.weebly.com, on Instagram and Twitter @actualprincessemily and @Em_Rose_Miller, respectively, or in real life cuddling with her five cats.

“Absurdity,” “Straight Man” and “Still You”

The amount of love I hold for him is absurd.
The human body contains approximately 1.5 gallons of blood,
and at least 1.6 gallons of mine is laced with tiny crystal hearts,
each lit up with pictures of his lopsided grin, his uneven teeth,
and that little freckle dotted on his upper lip

Issue 50, June 2021

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