Published Issue 136, April 2025 The ship had capsized a night before. Mayday calls weren’t answered, at least not on time. Perhaps because the captain who called didn’t give adequate details before drowning. People died. The ship was gone without a trace, gravity showing its earthly omnipresence. When rescue copters and boats arrived, the sea […]
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Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 135, March 2025 Ghosts of Glaciers – Eternal Echoes of drifting melody form a musical equivalent of ripples on the surface of a lake created by carefully dropping stones into its depths. But for this band, the wave forms crash and escalate into epic passages that dissolve
“Golden Age Thinking” (Part Dos) By Brandon Earley Published in Issue 135, March 2025 The original Golden Age Thinking was featured in 2021’s Punk Rock and Paint Brushes group art show, Whip It, featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, Ed Colver, Mark deSalvo, Matt Skiba, Chris Shary to name a few. It went up for auction and a collector
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Gasbag By Joel Tagert Art by Moon Patrol Published Issue 135, March 2025 Out of the poisoned wastes in the east he drifted like a decrepit dirigible, a gasbag so bilious and vile the earth though wounded repelled his pustulent flesh. Upon him clung the remains of a survival suit that had obviously failed its
Neighborhood Watch By Skot Olsen Published as the Index for Issue 135, March 2025 Neighborhood Watch is a 12″ x 12″ oil painting. Skot Olsen spent most of his formative years enjoying the extreme seasonal weather of New England. It was his childhood explorations of cemeteries, colonial homes and the islands surrounding the coast. This
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Never Ahead, Never Behind, Never Said, Never Mind By Brian Polk Art by Eric Joyner Published Issue 135, March 2025 In My Imagination, The Last Date I Went On Ended In Humiliation When She Referred To Me As “A Completely Undateable Waste Of Time” And Said, “How Could A Loser Like You Think He Deserves
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Sink By Josh Keyes Published as the Centerfold of Issue 135, March 2025 Sink is an acrylic painting on 4”x6” acrylic panel (2024). Inspired by 18th-century aesthetics and philosophy, Portland-based ecosurrealist Josh Keyes paints animals in a style reminiscent of anatomical diagrams. His work is characterized by an attention to detail and to physiological accuracy.
Published in Issue 135, March 2025 Best of Birdy, Originally Published in Issue 043, July 2017 Are you afraid of boats? First of all, hilarious. Second of all congratulations! You can officially count yourself among the fifteen or so people worldwide who suffer from naviphobia; The extreme fear or dislike of boats, ships and other
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Lunacy By Gray Winsler Art by Dave Danzara aka Lost In Time Published Issue 135, March 2025 Best of Birdy Originally Published Issue 094, October 2021 I swear I can hear his voice, like hushed whispers escaping from the abyss of my subconscious. The words are muted, barely audible, but it’s him. I know it’s
Art by Jason White Published Issue 135, March 2025 Jason White is an artist living in the suburbs of Chicago. His favorite mediums are oil on canvas and pencil & ink drawings. When he was a kid he cried on the Bozo Show. His work varies from silly to serious and sometimes both. Check out