Out With The Introspection By Brian Polk Art By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 083, March 2021 While my brain may reap the benefits of millions of years of evolution, all too often it’s wasted on the random, weird thoughts that I have throughout the day. (Though I suppose it could be worse. I could waste […]
Extremely Short Fiction For Extremely Short Attention Spans By Brian Polk Published Issue 086, February 2021 DURING THE PANDEMIC, I’VE LOST THE ABILITY TO READ IN THE LONG FORM I think I’ve figured out my aversion to reading novels during these COVID times. And it mainly has to do with the fact that the aliens,
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SHORT FICTION By Brian Polk Art by Future Fantasy Delight Published Issue 085, January 2021 Workout Apps Are A Lot Of Work “How long did you have the app?” I asked him. Pete had told me about this workout app that he downloaded, but then I kind of zoned out and missed some of the
This Pandemic Has Gone On Too Long And I Can’t Hold A Steady Train Of Thought: The Semi-coherent Ramblings Of A Forced Shut-in By Brian Polk Art By Ali Hoff Published Issue 084, December 2020 It was at that moment I realized I hadn’t said anything funny in two days. I wasn’t battling demons as much
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MY EXISTENTIAL DOCTOR HERB, PART XV By Brian Polk Art by Jack Estenssoro Published Issue 083, November 2020 I have a lot to discuss with my existential doctor Herb this month, because I realized something big — a breakthrough of sorts. Of course, I’ve had breakthroughs before. Some of them linger in my mind for
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Published Issue 082, October 2020 Listen, big bottle of wine, you failed me. You were supposed to provide me with days of alcohol goodness with your plentiful liters of abundance. But instead, you lasted only three hours — two if you don’t count the 30 minutes it took to get you home from the liquor
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MY EXISTENTIAL DOCTOR, HERB: PART 13 TURNING 40: ALL AGED UP AND NOWHERE TO GO By Brian Polk Published Issue 080, August 2020 For the first time since we began our sessions, I am meeting with my existential doctor Herb virtually. Generally, I don’t really go in for these computer-based meetings, but this is how
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SURVIVING A BAD REVIEWBy Brian PolkPublished Issue 077, May 2020 With the meteoric rise of the amateur critic, hardly anyone can escape the crosshairs of the bad review these days. From shortsighted, petty business assessments on Yelp to snidely tearing apart media on Amazon, bad opinions of your life’s work have never been easier to