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

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

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

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

Ayreamd Color, orb ring—fur, lie, rise serious, heavyhead I shoulder mind on. Pleasurethis conversion as the ram ray sparkest thusa … More

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

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

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

landing Surprise escapes your lips as you soarinto the sinking of having your shinskicked from under you. If you’re luckythe … More

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

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