Powerful men like to send things into space. Perhaps the darkness between the stars is the proximity to godliness they … More
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MASTER OF RODS AND STRINGS, Jason Marc Harris’ debut novella, reviewed by Maxwell Malone
“The life of puppets […] is the dance of the fingers. Puppeteers of old—they say—would connect wires from their veins, … More
Side A: “the cinder path,” a poem by Zach Savich
the cinder path harder to writemyself a noteon the back of the eulogythan the eulogyit takes a long timeto tune … More
“Black. Star. Pieces.”: Side A Poetry by Matthew Cooperman
Black. Star. Pieces. —for Rosmarie Waldrop 1 The gathering of parts to their parts, will there be gathering of … More
The Future: “In Another Lifetime,” from a crown of sonnets by Tomas Nieto
In Another Lifetime In a basement in what was known as Seattle, a watchmakersolders a metal wing onto a robot … More
#NoMorePresidents: Four Poems by Joel Anthony Harris
Prince Varmint Stops a Viking Siege I’ll never forget the Bastille Day, how it stormed the countrytown like a kettle … More
Flavor Town USA: Excerpts from ROSE MASK, service conversations by Jared Joseph
Rose Mask is a series of transcriptions of conversations between myself and the customers I served at a cocktail lounge … More
From “devours itself”: a mixed media collaboration for The Future by Alexandra Mattraw & Adam Thorman
The Image Devours Itself 1 Adam Thorman If only my mouth it is that I will turn, seaward. Glow the … More
Haunted Passages: Two Poems by Romana Iorga
Fairy Tale After James Schuyler I heard a rooster crow three times this morning.What does it mean, whom have I … More
Side A: “OUR SPERM COUNT IS DOWN!,” a collaborative work by Vi Khi Nao & Jessica Alexander
OUR SPERM COUNT IS DOWN! We watched a magic-heist last night. It was like J.K. Rowling wrote an episode of … More
“O Pen the State/open the say/ate the stated,” a Side A Poem by Tony Mancus
O Pen the State/open the say/ate the stated We are always one link from disaster blinking the clouds top the mountains like … More
Bad Survivalist: “DON’T CHIDE THE HOOTCH” & other RIP VW erasure/collages by Nance Van Winckel
Nance Van Winckel’s ninth poetry collection, The Many Beds of Martha Washington, is just out with the Pacific Northwest Poetry Series/Lynx … More
“I Couldn’t Stop Looking,” a flash fiction by Lisa Korzeniowski for Haunted Passages
I Couldn’t Stop Looking I am standing in the backyard in front of the shed. My brother is at the … More
Haunted Passages: “Raynaud’s Berries,” a new short story by Tony Burgess
Raynaud’s Berries —for Carrie On our way to the emergency room, we realize it is the twelfth day in a … More
“Father Calls,” a Haunted Passages short fiction by Andrew Bertaina
Father Calls Two weeks after my father dies in a freak accident, a dramatic fall while trimming fruit trees in … More