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BY GRAY WINSLER W/ART BY AUSTIN PARKHILL
âWeâre dead,â Nervil said, looking through a window etched with frost to a blinding expanse of white.
âEasy, Nervil. Itâs just a blizzard. Itâll pass,â Avery said as their shelter groaned under the unrelenting force of the wind.
âAnd then what?â Nervil shivered. âYou saw the radio tower for this place. Weâve no way to let anyone know weâre here.â
âWeâll figure something out,â Avery bent down to rub his hands in front of the tiny gas-powered heater theyâd found. It was already half empty.
WEREWOLF RADAR: MEN IN BLECCH
NATE BALDING W/ART BY CAITLYN GRABENSTEIN
The Men in Black continue to harass our agents in the field, trying to hide the alien truths with brute force. Despite cinematic representation they are neither oddly paternal nor anachronistically Fresh. By all indications they typically stand over 6 feet tall in skinny, pale bodies with features heavily manicured by lipstick. Most of the encounters were not Robert Smith.
Research into their origin in the hopes that we might find a vulnerability continues without concrete development.
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A LITTLE FROM COLUMN ONE, A LITTLE FROM COLUMN TWO
BY BRIAN POLK W/ART BY JASON WHITE
People who donât shovel the snow off their sidewalks in the winter really anger me. As a pedestrian, Iâm often incredulous that anyone could be so callous. I mean, what, do they not care about my safety? Do they want the elderly and folks with disabilities to slip and injure themselves? HAVE THEY NO DECENCY! I MEAN, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY, GOD DAMNIT! DO THEY THINK THEY CAN JUST COAST ALONG AND JUST NOT CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES? IT TAKES SIX MINUTES TO SHOVEL A SIDEWALK! SIX MINUTES! HOW DAMMED PRECIOUS IS THEIR TIME ANYWAY!?!
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FROM THE POSTCARD DIARIES: ITALY 2022
BY MARK MOTHERSBAUGH
Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this eraâs most unique and prolific composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded influential rock group DEVO, and then parlayed his avant-garde musical background into a leading role in the world of scoring for filmed and animated entertainment, interactive media and commercials.
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REARVIEW
BY ERIN BROOKINS W/ART BY DYLAN FOWLER
âHave any of you noticed that the same car has been following us for four blocks now? Four whole blocks. That creepy gray sedan. I wish I could see the driver.â
âWeâve just been going straight for the last four blocks ...â
âBut did you notice when it started following us? It was sitting at that four-way stop with its lights off for who knows how long. I thought it was abandoned, but then we drove past and it pulled out and started following us.â
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THE GOBLET OF BEYADON
BY JOEL TAGERT W/ART BY ALI HOFF
When Rekkon saw the black tentacles spilling from the temple gateway, he stopped and sighed heavily, shoulders slumping. Every damn time.
He didnât think heâd encountered this particular denizen of the dark before, but it was hard to say. There were a lot of tentacled beasties out there, all with delusions of grandeur, and when you made a living retrieving misplaced weapons and other dangerous artifacts from the far corners of the galaxy, they tended to make a nuisance of themselves.
He unwrapped a cough drop and popped it in his mouth while he considered his options.
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WHILE IN THE WILD WEST
BY BEE LB W/ART WITH MOON PATROL
do as the Romans do. Isnât that how it goes?
So letâs fast. Weâve got plenty of food at home. Thereâll
be plenty more when Iâm through. I shaped myself
myself; took my face in my hands and pulled. Pried open
my mouth, wiggled my tongue, saw how far my lips could stretch.
I wouldâve made a great rodeo clown. An even better buckinâ bronc.
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Peter Kornowski, Cabin Visit, Issue 096, December, 2021  // Ali Hoff, untitled | Issue 104, August 2022 // Eric Joyner, Fetch, Issue 107, November 2022 // Austin Parkhill, Polar Solar, Issue 109, January, 2023  // Ray Young Chu, Karate Kat | Issue 007, July 2014 // Jonny DeStefano, Land Sea Sky | Issue 063, March 2019 // Jonny DeStefano, Vivid Crimson | Issue 047, November 2017 // Mark Mothersbaugh, Technology Watches Over Us | Issue 097, January 2022 // Peter Kornowski, Crash Landing | Issue 087, March 2021 // Krysti JomÊi photo // Derek Knierim, Groundhog 1988 Anaconda | Issue 066, June 2019 // Jash Tracey, Shark In The City | Issue 077, May 2020 // Eric Joyner, Escapees | Issue 101, May 2022 // Nick Flook, Rex and Relaxation | Issue 087, March 2021 // Derek Knierim, Planet A Landscape | Issue 067, July 2019 // Mark Mothersbaugh, From the Postcard Diaries Untitled | Issue 015, March 2015