Where to look for Yawlp, how to identify Yawlp, and what to do if you encounter one. By Jordan Rumsey Published Issue 103, July 2022 Is there a monster lurking the loneliest trails of The Convergence? According to the Yawlp Affirmation Society, yes, absolutely – a Sorry Monster, in fact. This peculiar creature, the incredibly […]
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Analog By Nick Flook aka Flooko Published Issue 103, July 2022 Nick Flook aka Flooko is “the O.G astronaut painter” and takes his fans on adventures through original acrylic paintings and animations. This Toronto-based artist specializes in surrealism, space-themed work and impressionistic city and landscapes. See more of his work on his site and follow
Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 103, July 2022 I Hold a Wolf by the Ears by Laura Van Den Berg (2020) In stories, each more consuming than the last, Laura Van Den Berg sinks us into the lives of women surrounded with trauma, the lingering past, and those anxiously analyzing decisions moving them
Coins Dropped By Alison Moski Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 103, July 2022 Coins dropped Into a skull slot Slip down into throat Disappearing A token of wisdom ingested Walk-through solidity of heat wall Under drifting cumulonimbus Blinding whiteness cauliflower-Ness Tao of physics Snagged at a free library A second read through might make
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Art by Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 103, July 2022 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, and then parlayed
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The Great Wheel By Zac Dunn Art by Jason White Published Issue 103, July 2022 The great wheel turns Concentric circles rotate As pawns move Across the board Knight to bishop Intent condemned to condition Wayward souls mischievously Glance upon the outer city The tide wide shut Gazing upon something So amazing We took
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Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 103, July 2022 A Strange Happening – s/t No normal band would sample a sizable chunk of the “The House in Cypress Canyon” episode of the radio series Suspense originally broadcast on December 5, 1946 for the introduction to an album. Much less follow that up with
Home Is Where The Heart Dies By Maggie D. Fedorov Art by Grant Williams Published Issue 103, July 2022 I’ll teach you how to sleep at night with all the things you’ve done. Two fingers vodka ain’t enough, sit; fight the urge to run. Born and raised in the Greater Seattle Area, Maggie D. Fedorov began to
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By Gray Winsler Art by DS Thornburg Published 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 rest between her hands, fingers fiddling with the pink ribbons
Surfs Up By Eric Joyner Published Issue 101, May 2022 I was born in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco. My childhood was fairly uneventful, doing the usual things most kids did, reading comics (mostly Mad, Creepy, Eerie and newspaper comic strips), playing sports, and going to school, as well as drawing and painting.