Erin Lyndal Martin: “Mahat-Pad Meditation,” an exercise for Bad Survivalist

Today we are going to do the Mahat-Pad visualization from ancient times. Find a comfortable place to sit or … More

John B. Oldenborg: Three Poems for Bad Survivalist

Eco-Terrorist After the Great Miami-Dade Snail Invasion of 1966 I. When there are no more breadcrumbs flocks of the … More

1. swarms milk the sky’s geometry our imaginary cocoons embrace dead pupas socketed with small pearlescent eyes the dark … More

It’s true, in order to stay relevant I try to learn one new skill every year Naturally, I must … More

At nine, Dad taught me how to gut a catfish. Thick-skulled, even out of water they are survivors, known … More

Portrait of Pledge Being Left in the Middle of Nowhere on Shrooms It’s Fall. The Pledge Master has me … More

THE SKY OVER MY CHOSEN park bench is summer and painful. Fold my hands. Block out the kids running … More

x The road to Mouth Cemetery is gravel, hardly a road. Runs past a falling-down yellow farmhouse, three air … More

—for Nicky J There is some tool called a gnomon I guess it measures shadows Sprayed by the … More

Part I: The Beginning WHEN I WAS SMALL, I had dreams of the zoo. Putting mammoth-sized kibble in a … More

THE POLICE LEFT MY iPOD behind on the hillside in front of Red Lobster with my red leather journal, … More

ONCE, I BROKE MY OWN heart. Listen. Miscarriage is normal, expected, considered fine. We get our hopes up. We … More