Bitter is an indie literary magazine that seeks out experimental and visceral work.


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  • Sand Beast

    “I’ve seen others flame out. Their bodies torched in a moment. A life here, then gone. Protein to ash. That’s how Bet died. I watched him go. Couldn’t even shout his name before he was cinders. Bet was like the sand. He was constant.”

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  • Someone you were hoping I might be (88)

    Willy-O’ is a self-taught, pseudonymous artist and stranger on this Earth. He primarily works in mixed media and is especially fond of found printed materials collected while wandering around. He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

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  • Someone you were hoping I might be (15)

    Willy-O’ is a self-taught, pseudonymous artist and stranger on this Earth. He primarily works in mixed media and is especially fond of found printed materials collected while wandering around. He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

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