A Note From The Editor


​Being human has always involved joy and despair, but the world has felt particularly raw since 2020. Raw Lit is an amazing outlet for artists to express their feelings on the rawest of experiences. It was a true honor to serve as the guest editor for this issue. The quality of submissions was extraordinary. Many thanks to Delphine who is quite simply an editor par excellence. The level of care she puts into an issue is hard to describe and I have learned a lot from her.
​Go slow as you take in this powerful work.

François
Dear reader,

Please be advised that published work may contain triggering and difficult topics. Therefore, most written pieces have content warnings for reference.

While Raw Lit aims to offer a safe place for its contributors and readers, we do not claim to be health professionals. The content published is for entertainment purposes only.
All work published with Raw Lit is the copyright and personal property of the creators. No writing or artwork in this publication may be copied and distributed in any way or form without permission from the creator.

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Press and Slide
Jen Eve Thorn

Portrait of a Sleepy Girl
Oliver Kleyer ​

Happy Meal
Sumitra Singam

She sleeps to the sound of the night train
Bronwen Griffiths

The Bone Gods
Rebecca Tiger

Send Bread
Angela Townsend

Dressed as a Donut
Swetha Amit

To My Sister
​Katharine Weinmann

In Mourning
Louis Faber

The Moth That Stayed
​ Huina Zheng

The Weaning Crazies
​Katrina Moinet

The Worst Memory
​Melissa Flores Anderson

Erasure Poetry
By Kara Kahnke

Kara Kahnke lives in Tempe, Arizona. Her work appears in Micromance Magazine, Under the Gum Tree, The Citron Review and other places. Forthcoming work will appear in BULL. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions. 
BS @karakahnke.bsky.social

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Thank you for trusting us with your raw
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Issue 7 - Summer 2025

Cover: Katharine Weinmann
Editor: François Bereaud