June 2024

OFF THE BOTTLE REFILL SHOP: Celebrating 3 Years of Refill Service In Denver | Interview with Owner Dave Paco

In the heart of Denver’s Capitol Hill, you’ll find Off The Bottle Refill Shop, the neighborhood’s minimal waste refillery. Housed on the corner of the historic brick building on 13th Ave and Sherman, guests are welcomed in by a vibrant outdoor mural and artful windows lined with hanging sea glass bottles and a bounty of

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The Fire Sermon by Joel Tagert

Published Issue 126, June 2024 Suddenly aware of bells ringing in the night, Itsuro sat up, staring toward the sound. As he listened another bell joined in, and another — bells from many temples being struck ceaselessly. Minoru, unbelievably, was still snoring. Itsuro jumped up and started flinging on his clothes. “Wake up, baka!” Minoru

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Samurai March by Dan Moran

Samurai March By Dan Moran Published Issue 126, June 2024 Best of Birdy, Originally published Issue 062, February 2019 Samurai March is a 8.5″ x 11″ ball-point pen piece created in 2014. Dan Moran is a self-taught artist who’s been drawing for as long as he can remember, since before he could read or write.

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The Hunt by Levi Himes

The Hunt By Levi Himes Published Issue 126, June 2024 The faintest tinge of blue was beginning to seep into the night. Stars still shone high in the sky, clouds of a remnant storm barely shadowed their view of the earth below. Dew was finalizing its settlement upon every available wild surface. Wind whistled through

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