Queen of the Wild By Joel Tagert Art by Jash Tracey Published Issue 098, February 2022 When Irons and Okafor pulled up, Jeremiah Alderman was standing behind his Accord with the trunk open. Irons slowed the Explorer on the gravel drive until it came to a stop, eyes narrowed. “What are you doing?” asked Okafor. […]
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Fiction, Tidbits and What-Have-Yous By Brian Polk Art By Jason White & Tyler Gross Published Issue 098, February 2022 ALL MY FRIENDS WHO ARE NEW PARENTS NEED THREE MONTHS’ NOTICE BEFORE MAKING ANY PLANS And even then, it’s super touch and go. For example, if I wanted to make plans for them to attend my birthday in
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Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 097, January 2022 Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder (2021) “Not iron deficiency or episode. Nothing ‘wrong’ with her. Just one night. One night of violence was what she needed. One night to not care what anyone thought, to shit where she pleased, to not be needed by any living
She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Kitty by Matt McCarthy By Matt McCarthy Published Issue 097, January 2022 Matt McCarthy lives and works in Chapel Hill, NC. His collage artwork contrasts domestic felines with various scenes and objects to create humorous surreal compositions. The utilization of existing cat images reinforces the timeless appeal of felines, and
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New Year? New you! That’s the plan, anyway. Though for even the most resolute these wishes tend to taper off as the year proceeds, carrying with it the endless baggage of daily suffering that Buddhists call “living.” And yet our collective whimsy lies with continuing human sentimentality; that the beginning of any new project
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Left Behind No. 4 By Nick Flook Published Issue 097, January 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
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 097, January 2022 2021 marked cancer taking two of the most talented, kind and sincere musicians from the Denver music scene, Gared O’Donnell and Nate Marcy. I’d never heard of O’Donnell’s older emo band Dismiss, well-regarded in his hometown of Peoria, IL, which also included the late
NEAR HOLLYWOOD, 1948 By Mark J. Mitchell Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 097, January 2022 The outside man from poverty row never met his angels on time. So very bad movies remained unmade and spools of lovely, silver acetate stayed unexposed. There was a girl whose smile would have glittered in the dark and
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Almost Human By Dave Danzara Published Issue 097, January 2022 Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute of Southern California in 1994. His influences can be found in pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy, film and music. Graphic design and digital
The Ballad of Blue By Gray Winsler By Caitlyn Grabenstein Published Issue 097, January 2022 The dragon Blue, whom you may know, The one who lost his fire, He flew the cerulean seas, With wings that never tire, Every vein flowing with flame, A creature to admire. Until the day the skies grew
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