Some of today's finest poets and flash fiction writers address the issue of hardship: a slippery concept to pin down. One person's hard day could be another person's walk in the park; we're routinely told that times are hard, and yet, don't we have it better now than we ever have before? Hardship takes many forms: it means different things for different people, and often exists at intersections of oppression and experience. Join us and our contributors for a unique and timely literary experience.