Summer is just around the corner. If you like to read and are still making travel plans for this summer, … More
Tag: Issue 1
Future Poetry?
A couple of weeks ago, Google created an app that generates poems. The Poem Portraits app is an experiment at … More
Interview: Rodrigo Corral
I spent my 17th birthday in Nashville, Tennessee for a stop on John Green’s book tour for Turtles All the … More
Lil Dicky’s Pillow Talking
Watch Lil Dicky’s Pillow Talking When trying to embody The Mire’s key qualities of quirky and thought-provoking literature in my … More
Interview with Hyo In Park about his “Portrait of Ian”
Portrait of Ian Gym shorts and tennis shoes. Crew socks with long necks. Neon shirt. Ramen noodles. Describing a real … More
Do we need literature in our lives? A comment by Tim Windbrake
While according to Google search results literature is “written work, especially those with superior or lasting artistic merit,” to me, … More
A Collection of Firsts
I’m sitting outside a seafood restaurant in Narragansett, Rhode Island. I bounce my knee impatiently. We’ve been waiting to get … More
Two Bookshelves
The ladder to the upper cache is shaky. The bits of dust are barely visible under the sunlight that sneaks … More
A Letter from the Editor
We are absolutely thrilled to revitalize a tradition of Indian Springs. To those of you who are familiar with Indian … More
Revelations: Chinese Translation
启示 By Kendall Owens Translated from the English by Sophia Cheng 如果我是一只飞蛾, 我会拥有稻草般的翅膀 以及渺小脆弱的黑色身体。 但是: 稻草会燃烧。 我必须要小心那火焰。 就如同飞蛾扑火 就像化山为尘 粉身碎骨 … More