“Electrolysis,” a Bad Survivalist Short Short by Roger D’Agostin

Electrolysis The follicles didn’t know why they were slathered in foam, but 17 said, “Don’t complain, this is the longest … More

Bad Survivalist: Three Little Things by Leigh Chadwick

Skinny Kids Skinny kids touching light with their tongues pressed against the sun. Skinny kids with half their teeth gone. … More

“Dyin’ Lion”: A Bad Survivalist Work Fiction by Jonathan Bluebird Montgomery

Dyin’ Lion I know everyone thinks I’m just a cabdriver, but I also work at the zoo. They pay me … More

MM/DD/2020: Three Residuals from RESIDUE

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. These pieces are from the book Residue (forthcoming 05/01/2021), a text/image collaboration … More

“Criminal”: A Bad Survivalist Short Story by Meg Tuite

Criminal My mouth belonged to me. “Your head is flat as a tape worm.” We waited in line to get … More

“while we wait for a vaccine,” a Bad Survivalist poem by Michele Popadich

while we wait for a vaccine i flock to the lawless. bleachmy hair purple & lob uneven bangs.finally, a stranger … More

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

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

John B. Oldenborg: Three Poems for Bad Survivalist

Eco-TerroristAfter the Great Miami-Dade Snail Invasion of 1966 I.When there are no more breadcrumbsflocks of the elderly and seagulls dissipatescents … More

Joe Rupprecht: “dear nebula,” a poem for Bad Survivalist

dear nebula 1. swarms milk the sky’s geometry our imaginary cocoonsembrace dead pupassocketed with smallpearlescent eyes the dark spits a … More

“Lessons Unlearned”: A Bad Survivalist Poem by Colby McAdams

Lessons Unlearned It’s true, in order to stay relevantI try to learn one new skill every yearNaturally, I must forget … More

“Lux”: A Bad Survivalist Flash Fiction by April Bradley

Lux Clarey sits on the toilet in the shine of the morning and studies the crotch of her panties. The … More

Bad Survivalist: “On Catfish,” a poem by Ryan Keeney

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

Matthew Feinstein: Two Fraternity Poems for Bad Survivalist

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

“Lunch Break”: A Bad Survivalist Short Story by Stephanie Austin

Lunch Break The sky over my chosen park bench is summer and painful. Fold my hands. Block out the kids … More

Sara Quinn Rivara: “Instructions for Surviving the End of the World,” a hybrid piece for Bad Survivalist

Instructions for Surviving the End of the World x  The road to Mouth Cemetery is gravel, hardly a road. Runs … More