A Sky Full of Crickets Hatching They are strapped in their upside-down car for hours before the firemen, slicing through … More
Category: Bad Survivalist
“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
Heavy Feather Review 