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


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  • Elevate

    “It was an expanse, their absorption into this shoreline mind. The network enclosed through and around them, each spiderweb thin tentacle seeped into them. All they knew was that this form was a good shape.”

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  • Mud on Mud

    “Let me tell you, my midsoles are soaked. I’ve discovered how a ‘you’ can equal a total absence. “Achoo” goes the local strongman and everybody’s back breaks.”

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  • Olympic Peninsula, WA 26

    John K. Plaski (he/him/his) is a queer, neurodivergent writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He teaches high school English, Theatre, and Film Studies. His film photography has been shown in markets across the Milwaukee/Chicago area and featured in publications by Foto Mercado and Novelty Pot (IG: jkpphoto1196).

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