Discontinued By Gray Winsler Art by Eric Joyner Published Issue 148, April 2026 Best of Birdy, Originally Published Issue 107, November 2022 What do you do with a million tons of war machines in peace time? That was the big question on everyone’s mind when I returned from overseas. The folks I knew in command […]
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Better Zen Than Never By Martin Wojnowski Published Issue 148, April 2026 Better Zen Than Never is an acrylic painting on canvas. According to Buddhist principles, the “monkey mind” is a term that refers to being unsettled, restless, or confused. The monkey mind represents our busy thoughts which seem to have no end to them.
Published Issue 148, April 2026 As the scavenger creeps through the hallway, I sneak up behind him, wrap my arms around his neck, and squeeze. With a pull and a lift, his feet come off the ground, and we topple backward, landing on the floor with him crashing on top of me. He squirms, his
Published Issue 148, April 2026 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 056, August 2018 When the last Titan fell the world threw a party. The one Emilia went to was in the largest dance hall in the city, and it had been decorated with their remains. They had not been human, nor nothing like;
RADICALLY SLOW A conversation with Betta A. on her latest collaboration with Brian Eno Interview by Krysti Joméi & Jonny DeStefano Published Issue 147, March 2026 Slow Stories by Dutch author Bette A. is a collection of short stories that mutated across two decades. Written, rewritten, and pared back over time, the stories shed plot
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A New Dog And No Money: My Life In A Few Short Stories By Brian Polk Art by Eric Joyner Published Issue 147, March 2026 Alright, Which One Of You All Hasn’t Seen Pictures Of My New Dog? Tom, Amelia, Tucker, Sammy and Harper, I know you all have seen pictures of my new dog.
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Published Issue 147, March 2026 North East England’s Christopher “Christophski” Parkin never set out to become an artist. An accountant by day and musician for fun, he rediscovered drawing during the 2020 lockdown, quickly growing a daily ritual into something entirely unexpected. Experimenting across artistic mediums with a spirit of curiosity, Christophski found linocut, or
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The Purp By Joel Tagert Art by Dave Danzara Art by Bryan Klipsch Published Issue 147, March 2026 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 092, August 2021 The doomsayers crowded the corners but between them there was no agreement. NEW YORK WILL DROWN, read one sign. NUCLEAR WAR 10/21/35, said another. Still others mentioned
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Welp, Looks Like I’m Spinning My Wheels At The End of The World Again By Brian Polk Art by Jason White Published Issue 146, February 2026 I Threaten To Quit My Job About As Often As I Threaten To Quit Drinking, But As Long As I Keep Doing One, I’ll Definitely Have To Keep Doing
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By Gray Winsler Art by Moon_Patrol Published Issue 146, February 2026 Best of Birdy Originally Published Issue 105, September 2022 You have no idea of the life that exists just beneath your toes. I sure as hell didn’t, not back in ‘66. Spent my whole life walking atop this earth, never given much thought to