Memoir often serves as a vehicle for a writer—a way to recall or reconfigure a period of time or a…
Peter Valente: Notes on the Influence of the Work of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin on Certain Contemporary Writers
old armor because words are built into you – in the soft typewriter of the womb you do not realize…
Side A Fiction: “Before All That” by Lauren Woods
Before All That In the end, she sells me for only a hundred dollars. “Women in this market usually go…
Haunted Passages: “The Tunnels,” a short story by Jordan Dilley
The Tunnels They say the tunnels were built between two wars, but no one knows for sure. To know for…
YOU NEVER GET IT BACK, short stories by Cara Blue Adams, reviewed by Vincent James Perrone
Often, short stories are a gesture, a head nod, a breath, a whole lot of symbolism beneath every action and…
Vol. 13 Print Subs Are Open!
Clicking the Philosoraptor will redirect you to our submission manager. EDIT: The feature dropdown has since been edited to “Topic”…
INHERITANCES OF HUNGER, a debut chapbook by Stella Lei, reviewed by Daisuke Shen
Secrets serve as our guides to navigate the world of Stella Lei’s first chapbook, Inheritances of Hunger. But secrets are…
Haunted Passages: “A Guide to the Land of the Mist,” a hermit crab short story by Casey Reiland
Casey Reiland’s work has appeared in trampset, On the Seawall, The Puritan, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC, and you…
TERMINAL PARK, a novel by Gary J. Shipley, reviewed by Dave Fitzgerald
How do you write about the meaning behind a book whose core subject is essentially the end of meaning? How…
John-Michael Bloomquist: Three Father Nescio Poems from The Future
Father Nescio and the Ark of the Future The lift was a mile-long throat up to the scorched surface of…
Shannon Wolf on REFUSE TO BE DONE, a craft book by Matt Bell
In perhaps the craft book to end all other craft books, Matt Bell implores us to take ownership of our…
AND IF THE WOODS CARRY YOU, the third poetry collection by Erin Rodoni, reviewed by Daniel A. Rabuzzi
Erin Rodoni’s And If the Woods Carry You enthralls from the start and maintains the intensity of its revelations throughout.…
Side A Fiction: “To See the Moon” by Marlene Olin
To See the Moon What she hates most are the lights. There’s no dawn. No dusk. No silver sliver falling…
Haunted Passages: “Ghost of Girl,” a short story by Morghen Tidd
Ghost of Girl The house is beautiful they say but bathtub flows over water spilling in drops then steady stream…
“The Land of All Time”: William Lessard Interviews Clark Coolidge + Six Exclusive Poems
For six decades, Clark Coolidge has been presenting language awash in information, with jarring and frequently hilarious syntax. Although frequently…