Indigo Frothfor Boris Vian It’s an old robe story. Old folktale. Woman surrounds herself with flowers and dies. Petals wilt. … More
Category: Side A
The rule: send ONE standalone poem, essay, story, comic, manifesto, anomaly to “Side A.” Published works appear alongside short-form interviews and, if possible, YouTube audio.
Side A Video Poem: Catherine Heard & Gary Barwin’s THE MOST CHARMING CREATURES
Music was created by Barwin using Max/MSP programming language abstracting the recording of the spoken text into a haunting soundworld … More
Side A Poem: “A Power or Ability of the Kind Possessed by Superheroes” by Kathleen Rooney
A Power or Ability of the Kind Possessed by Superheroes If death is a specter that devours everything, then making … More
Side A Short Story: “Dolphin Adventure” by Robert Long Foreman
Dolphin Adventure Stan arrived home late and flopped like an upright dolphin into his and Linda’s house. Dolphins are almost … More
Side A Poem: “My Breakdown Is Like Buster Keaton Trying to Smile” by Jessie Janeshek
My Breakdown Is Like Buster Keaton Trying to Smile I keep looking through binocularsover and out toward the rivercalories are … More
“The Ocean Is a Desert,” a Side A fiction by Keegan Swenson
The Ocean Is a Desert He sits there. He sits at his desk with an open notebook and three black … More
‘Plexiglass Poetry,’ a Side A feature by massimo magee
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Side A: “Antikythera,” a hybrid essay schematic by Jenny Fried
L2 I wore girl’s pants, even when I was still telling people I was a boy. I had lots … More
Side A Featured Poem: Jonathan May’s “The Night Journey”
(found poem from multiple sources [FBI Guantanamo Bay Inquiry // The Night Journey, Sura 17, The Koran // Department of … More
Side A Featured Essay: “Mercantile” by Jennifer Fliss
I am in a store that calls itself a mercantile. The floors are a bleached wood. It smells like … More
Side A Featured Essay: Harmony Neal’s “Allyship”
A response to the piece by the same name by Will Waller Oppressor: I’m here to help! I’m … More