SAFE KRAAKEN By Zac Dunn Published Issue 130, October 2024 The membrane of eyelet slid so slow next to Skeletons of HUMPBACK’s and STURGEON Corroded ship guts rust and melt to dust That EELS and BARRELEYE trout sneeze PUFFER FISH wishes for rays of light to Puncture the infinite mass that drips and SLIPS sips […]
By Joel Tagert Art by Jason White Published Issue 129, September 2024 For decades now we have been overcome with nostalgia. Our stories take place in a romanticized past, or a simplified present, or a future that looks curiously ancient, swords and spaceships side by side. We seem unable to conjure a plausible vision of
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WEREWOLF RADAR: Fairies: The Care And Not Pissing Off Of By Jordan Doll Published Issue 129, September 2024 Best of Birdy Originally Published Issue 069 Summer is gone. It jammed in on its wind surfer, had its bodacious way with us, and left us sticky and hungover by the swimming pool. It is only now
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Published in Issue 129, September 2024 Colorado Festival of Horror returns for their fourth year, fittingly kicking off the 3-day convention of terror in September on Friday the 13th … ki ki ki, ma ma ma … Bigger, bolder and bloodier than ever before, this independent, volunteered, artist-run fest is bringing in the big guns
Just So You Know, This Letter Would Have Been Tear-stained If It Wasn’t Written Digitally (And Other Fun Facts About How Sad My Life Is) By Brian Polk Art by Ray Young Chu Published Issue 129, September 2024 Have You Ever Apologized For Some Terrible Thing You Did More Than A Decade Ago, And The
Fascinating By Dave Danzara aka Lost In Time Published Issue 129, September 2024 “Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose and excluding that which is painful.” 🖖 Albuquerque-based Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute
Published Issue 129, September 2024 A divine peek into one of the biggest installations at the upcoming Meow Wolf Houston. The iconography of cowboy culture unfolds into vast vistas of possibility and freedom … Plus some pretty excellent boots. Western style and its corresponding hats, spurs and chaps are experiencing a moment in pop culture:
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Mark Mothersbaugh at SXSW with Birdy Issue 027 + From The Postcard Diaries – June 14, 2024 By Mark Mothersbaugh Published in Issue 129, September 2024 Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this era’s most unique and prolific composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has
The Lonesome Pigeon By Zac Dunn Art by Kid Koala Published Issue 129, September 2024 One Hundred Pigeons by Kid Koala is acrylic & plastic eyes on canvas measuring 48″ x 48″ x 1.5″ The flock stalk in fluctuations upon Filthy porous surfaces of perverse waste, While fancy footwear clamoring by in flippant haste, Tasting
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CobraBy Jonny DeStefano Published as the Index of Issue 129, September 2024 Jonny DeStefano is the co-owner and co-founder of Birdy Magazine. He is also the founder of the comedy activist space Deer Pile. His favorite color is red, he loves shark attacks, hockey and upright bass. Check out Jonny’s August interview with collage rebel Dave