Ace Boggess is author of eight books of poetry, most recently Tell Us How to Live (Fernwood Press, 2025), and his first short story collection, Always One Mistake (Running Wild Press, 2026). His writing has appeared in Indiana Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Hanging Loose, and other journals. An ex-con, he lives in Charleston, West Virginia.

Issue 03
“Free Man Isn’t Funny” (poetry)