Three Poems by Robert Balun

Self (American Continuum) I wake up: and my leg hurts my achilles specifically and I wonder if the body is … More

Fiction: “A Stranger Never Comes to Town” by Jessica Alexander

My first brother was a cockatoo on the shoulder of a much older woman, who called herself Madame La Cava, … More

Three Illustrations by Eben Kling

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes.   Big Flood   Double Man   Good Joke     *** … More

Poetry: Suzi F. Garcia’s “Dirt Skirt Divas Present No Man’s Land”

Painted roses on my lips, feather lashes wink wink blink   tonight Gloves come off one finger at a time, nails … More

Fiction: “The Pregnant Milessa” by Nick Kocz

The Pregnant Milessa had been awaiting the birth of her first child for nine years. Sonograms foretold a boy but, … More

Two Poems by Ally Harris

Ayreamd Color, orb             ring—fur, lie, rise serious, heavy head I shoulder mind on. Pleasure this conversion as the ram ray … More

Poetry: Three Dead Wrestler Elegies by W. Todd Kaneko

The Grand Wizard of Wrestling Can Make You a Man The Grand Wizard can take a boy out of his … More

Fiction: Brett Beach’s “Eastside”

The missing boy lived a block over, in the part of town where children often disappeared. This was in May, … More

Fiction: “You Shouldn’t Have Done It” by Ace Boggess & Jennifer Lynn Hall

Warren watched her stagger along the riverbank, drunk or maybe crazy. He thought about the definition of ‘alone’—a series of … More

Three Poems by Nate Marshall

landing Surprise escapes your lips as you soar into the sinking of having your shins kicked from under you. If … More

Four Illustrations by Jon Read

*Ed.’s Note: click images to view larger sizes. Smoke Signals   Inside Fun Lake   Mutant Love   Mutant Attack … More

Fiction: “All His Empty Show” by Lancaster Cooney

In the initial stages I’ll admit to thinking it a gift. Even entertain the premise that the good Lord had … More