Welcome to Volume I of Reference Mollusk. This inaugural volume was released in January 2026. We are honored to publish the work of several writers and artists in this issue, all of which are available below.

Physical copies of Volume I of Reference Mollusk are available for purchase. Please email refmollusk@gmail.com to request a copy.

Fiction
A Plaster Head with Leopard Offspring ::: Thom Hawkins and Michael Yowell
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ::: Chrissy Stegman
Wait, Grandpa’s Dead ::: Robynne Yokota
A Girl Called Tomorrow ::: Nels Challinor
M. ::: Anaïs Lothrop

Poetry
calamity ::: Martin Thompson
Two Poems ::: Douglas William Mowbray
Two Poems ::: Joseph Colona
Itching Girl ::: Ella Loveland
Truro ::: Dan Foley
Anatomy of the Hand ::: Jake Leonard
Word Bank ::: Katia Matychak
For Baltimore ::: Alexandra Duprey

Visual Art
Julia Cooke
Jack Novosel