An independent, ad-free leftist magazine of critical essays, poetry, fiction, and art.

[sarah] Cavar is a PhD candidate and transMad writer-about-town. Their debut novel, Failure to Comply, is forthcoming with featherproof books (2024). Cavar is editor-in-chief of manywor(l)ds.place, and has had work published in CRAFT Literary, Split Lip Magazine, Electric Lit, and elsewhere. More at www.cavar.club, @cavar on BlueSky, and @cavarsarah on twitter.
  • Every Trans Suicide Is State Sanctioned Murder

    Every Trans Suicide Is State Sanctioned Murder

    Poet [sarah] Cavar’s “Every Trans Suicide Is State Sanctioned Murder” is a stunning reflection on transition and the ongoing structural and interpersonal violence against queer people. [Content warning: mentions of suicide and sexual assault throughout.]

  • Diagnostician’s Note

    Diagnostician’s Note

    Poet [sarah] Cavar’s “Diagnostician’s Note” meditates on madness and the body, warning “You are not immune // To conceptual frameworks. Not even / The ones that bring out // Your eyes.”