Up the Staircase Quarterly
upthestaircase.bsky.social
Up the Staircase Quarterly
@upthestaircase.bsky.social
An online journal of poetry & art.

posts by editor @aprilmbratten.bsky.social

Cover art by Lauren Rinaldi

http://www.upthestaircase.org
🥰 thank you!
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
So excited to have you in this issue! Beautiful work.
November 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
November 1st 😊
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reposted by Up the Staircase Quarterly
Day 2: “Last Night at Good Luck Bar” by Catherine Fletcher in @upthestaircase.bsky.social. I LOVE the “platonic love” theme of their recent issue! This poem feels so nostalgic and reminds me of nights out with my best friends. www.upthestaircase.org/catherine-fl...
Catherine Fletcher
Our boy-girl-boy trio huddles together, at a booth with half-full hurricanes. For you, I’ve crawled across our sprawly city to the junction where Sunset bends. I lean on my umbrella, and it pops...
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August 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We're so happy to have you in this issue 💕
August 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM