From Vol. 9: “Shame (A Spell to Forget),” poetry by Charlotte Covey

This is a darker magic.This is crawling through his door at four a.m. and begginghim to take a bite. This … More

From Vol. 9: “Statement of Purpose,” a poem by Nicholas Bon

It’s important for you to know that I’m a fucking mess, that so often the drummer in the corner … More

The dad arrived, as dads are known to do, in a large red SUV that was partly covered in mud … More

At first I was like for real, man. Really? But then I immediately thought of my coworker Wayne, whose wife … More

My children are cruel and look like goblins. Every day they take something away from me and I don’t ask … More

An IUD Is a Silver Bullet That Could Kill Me so I’m not taking recommendations at this time.Instead this body … More

The Day We Learned Most of us immediately pulled off our shoes and popped our shirt-buttons, released the thunder of … More

Mona Lisa My hands are the last human thing about me.I keep my fingernails pink.I arrange them soft like the … More

i’ve never seen the ocean nightly, i dream itas open sore.my entire self, plummeting.an infection. the moon,scimitarof borrowed lightcutsinto … More

BNB logo designed by Emily Weddle Table of Contents FICTION “Shangri La Dee Da“ Dan Mancilla “Bigfoot’s Overcoat“ Matthew Fogarty … More

Image: Josh Dorman, “Night Fishing II” Table of Contents \\\Side A///Jessica Q. StarkThe Liminal Parade “Strange Beasts““Tissue Cultures in … More

Image: Cristina Troufa Winner of the 2014 Heavy Feather Chapbook AwardJudge Noah Eli Gordon, author of The Word Kingdom … More

Image: Eben A. Kling Winner of the 2013 Heavy Feather Chapbook AwardJudge Amber Sparks, author of The Unfinished World … More

Image: Michael McConnell Winner of the 2015 Heavy Feather Chapbook AwardJudge Kristina Marie Darling, author of Dark Horse: “Formally … More

Image: Grazyna Smalej Winner of the 2014 Heavy Feather Chapbook AwardJudge Lucy Corin, author of One Hundred Apocalypses and … More