Octopus Eye By Zac Dunn Published Issue 128, August 2024 As WAVES break overhead And the tide swells up like The kettles call at dawn Gulls sing bright clips That slip over whitecaps and Fins that coalesce in obtuse Order and motion in chaos Spiraling out boundlessly upon the liquid Heath where a catfish wishes […]
Anchovy 787 By Kid Koala Published Issue 128, August 2024 Anchovy 787 is 12″ x 12″ x 0.5″ acrylic painting and part of a series by Kid Koala. Kid Koala has established himself as a respected performer, film composer, theatre producer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994, rapidly growing
The Surprize Series by Rob Ginsberg (D.A.S.A.) By Rob Ginsberg (D.A.S.A.) Published in Issue 128, August 2024 The Surprize Series by Rob Ginsberg includes four paintings each 11″ x 14″ acrylic on a flat canvas board. When man first walked on the moon I crawled out on planet Earth, where I decided to live my
By Mark Mothersbaugh Published as the Centerfold of Issue 126, June 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 perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded influential rock group DEVO,
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A Whale Of A Deal By Joshua Ware Published Issue 128, August 2024 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 035, November 2016 Joshua Ware is an artist and writer who was born in Cleveland, OH. His artwork has shown both nationally and internationally with solo shows at Leon Gallery, Understudy, Platte Forum, and GEORGIA.
By Gray Winsler Art by DS Thornburg Published Issue 127, July 2024 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 103, July 2022 “Can we go home now?” Penelope asked her father. Georg shook his head. “Not ‘till we catch something for your mother.” “But it’s been hours …” she moaned, plopping her head down to
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La Vie En Sharke or My Bukowski Year By Zac Dunn Art by Chris Austin Published Issue 127, July 2024 The tide sweeping into the slips just east of my ears is always a train ride away. After a lifetime stuck in a quagmire of LIES and BROKEN TOOLS used to build SHANTIES I hocked
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By Krysti Joméi Published Issue 127, July 2024 Cooling by Chaffee Park and getting kinda funky, Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood bar, restaurant, live music/comedy venue and arcade, Monkey Barrel, has been named a Denver Legacy Business, the City’s new program to recognize and support longstanding, independent brick-and-mortars that have contributed to community character. Recognizing the challenges
Published Issue 127, July 2024 Veronica, did the gate just open? Um … yeah, I guess it did. Weird. You know I’m cleaning the tank right now? I did know that. I can see you. And you know there’s a great white shark in tank B? No, Vijay, I’m completely unaware of the animal that’s
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DEVO 2 By Rob Ginsberg (D.A.S.A.) Published in Issue 127, July 2024 When man first walked on the moon I crawled out on planet Earth, where I decided to live my life. From the beginning I was out of sync with everything around me. The Cold War those was prevailing all around. I soon became