Published in Issue 149, May 2026 “Cramped leg room on major international flights unlikely to change course of famous river.” The line above is a nonsensical riddle, kind of like a Zen koan. Zen koans, being the ultimate nonsensical riddle, are not meant to be solved rationally. Instead, they are meant to bewilder and confuse […]
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Filthy Animals By Joel Tagert Art by Nick Flook Published Issue 149, May 2026 Originally Published Issue 101, May 2022 You have to let me go. Don’t be stupid. Me and this suit weigh a hundred kilos easy. You don’t remotely have the strength to pull me out. Work with me here. Listen! Let me
Epiphanies Are Louder When They’re Yellin’ In Your Ear By Brian Polk Art by Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky Published Issue 149, May 2026 I Had The Epiphany That An Epiphany Only Really Matters To The Specific Person Experiencing The Epiphany At Hand So I have been talking to therapists and journaling in an attempt to identify and
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The Hive By Danielle Coenen Published Issue 149, May 2026 Within each of these faces there is a pattern of creation and destruction, revealing and concealing. I’m drawn to the face because of its inherent psychological weight. Through the way that I paint, the expression I give the subject, features I highlight or conceal, a
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;
Framed Fuck By Bryan Klipsch Published as the Back Cover of April 2026, Issue 148 Bryan Klipsch is a photographer and visual storyteller whose work lives at the intersection of human connection, street culture and mindful presence. Rooted in a deeply human-centric design philosophy, Bryan approaches every frame as an opportunity to witness — not
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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