Trace Fossil
/trās ˈfäsəl/
A fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than the animal itself.
The art in wake of the artist.
Spring
Keira Deer
Clinton Khile-Brägger
Virgil Suárez
Audrey Dubois
Laura Ann Reed
Ferris Jones
Marie Anne Arreola
Rachel Whalen
Erik Harper Klass
Issue
2025
Anthology
Trace Fossils Review’s 2025 Anthology highlights some of our favorite pieces from the magazine’s second volume of publications.
Trace Fossils Review’s 2025 Anthology highlights some of our favorite pieces from the magazine’s second volume of publications.
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A Conversation With the Up & Coming
In July, Trace Fossils’ editor-in-chief, Jessie Leitzel, sat down with the 2025 Buzzcut interviewees, Ruby Varallo and Lillian Colette Hughes, to discuss their debut books…
A Conversation
With the Up & Coming
In July, Trace Fossils’ editor-in-chief, Jessie Leitzel, sat down with the 2025 Buzzcut interviewees, Ruby Varallo and Lillian Colette Hughes, to discuss their debut books…
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