BARDS & BREWS READER, a 2016-17 anthology of series performers

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

“The Human in Me”: A Haunted Passages Nonfiction Essay by Amanda Gaines

THE ROOM WAS STACKED FLOOR to ceiling with antique dolls. It was the summer of my senior year of … More

ONCE, I BROKE MY OWN heart. Listen. Miscarriage is normal, expected, considered fine. We get our hopes up. We … More

when i am away to work.I can work. I can even go away to work. I work as well as … More

You must never doubt the thoughtful cruelty of your childhood. My mother raised butterflies of two sorts: the Monarch with … More

L2 I wore girl’s pants, even when I was still telling people I was a boy. I had lots … More

PART THE LAST From A Philosophy of the Indoors—The Out-of-Doors vs. Outside: In Lawrence, Kansas, a Lyft driver asks … More

PART THE THIRD From A Philosophy of the Indoors—The Beautiful On-Purpose and the Beautiful Accident: The waitress looks at … More

PART THE SECOND From A Philosophy of the Indoors—Where I Lived, and What I Lived for: I went to … More

Part 1: Cecelia As a child I thought there was something wrong with me because I didn’t love my … More

“Look at it, Hastings. Not a building insight. Not a restaurant, not a theatre, not anart gallery. A wasteland.” … More

Jason Teal For 2018 I charted a sort of reading renaissance, rethinking my art and how it’s made—which has … More

Horror has been with me from a very early age. I found several copies of The House of Hammer … More

It was one of the most grueling scenes of my novel to write. A mother confronts the supernatural family … More

It all began for me on a Saturday night when I was eight years old. I had awakened thirsty … More