“A Trilogy of Ghosts” is a composite of three books called The True. In 2019, world-renowned Romanian theater director Alexandru … More
Tag: Nonfiction
“Hourglass, Hourglass,” an essay by Loie Rawding from Vol. 9
Hourglass, Hourglass 12:11 a.m.We lost power, just as my body was turning to stone and sinking into the wet concrete … More
From Vol. 9: “Dear Editor Who Sent Me a Rejection Letter on Christmas, or Essay That Ends in a Fugue” by Sean Thomas Dougherty
Dear Editor Who Sent Me a Rejection Letter on Christmas, or Essay That Ends in a Fugue At first I … More
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 high … More
“On ‘Starlings, Caravans’ by Kay Sage”: An Ekphrastic Essay by Nadia Arioli (nee Wolnisty) for Bad Survivalist
ONCE, I BROKE MY OWN heart. Listen. Miscarriage is normal, expected, considered fine. We get our hopes up. We … More
Nonfiction Essay: Philip James Shaw’s “when i’m having a difficult time maintaining my concentration with regard to certain aspects of my most immediate surroundngs”
when i am away to work.I can work. I can even go away to work. I work as well as … More
Nonfiction: A.A. Balaskovits’ “How I Helped You Fly with Pearls in Your Guts”
You must never doubt the thoughtful cruelty of your childhood. My mother raised butterflies of two sorts: the Monarch with … More
Side A: “Antikythera,” a hybrid essay schematic by Jenny Fried
L2 I wore girl’s pants, even when I was still telling people I was a boy. I had lots … More
Serialized Essay: “The Great Indoorsman, Part the Last” by Andrew Farkas
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: “The Great Indoorsman” by Andrew Farkas
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: “The Great Indoorsman” by Andrew Farkas
PART THE SECOND From A Philosophy of the Indoors—Where I Lived, and What I Lived for: I went to … More
“Suite Polonaise,” a generational serial killer enquiry by Carrie Laben
Part 1: Cecelia As a child I thought there was something wrong with me because I didn’t love my … More
Andrew Farkas: “The Great Indoorsman, Part the First,” a serialized essay
“Look at it, Hastings. Not a building insight. Not a restaurant, not a theatre, not anart gallery. A wasteland.” … More
“The Best of the Best of”: HFR Editors in 2018 and Beyond
Jason Teal For 2018 I charted a sort of reading renaissance, rethinking my art and how it’s made—which has … More