Some Things To Think About By Brian Polk Art by Jason White Published Issue 100, April 2022 The Person I Was Telling A Story To Walked Away Mid-sentence, So I Will Finish Telling The Story To The Guy Who Happened To Be Standing Nearby I was trying to recount a funny anecdote that happened last […]
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King Sargasso By Joel Tagert Art by Moon Patrol Published Issue 0100, April 2022 Elizabeth Cartwright was famous enough that she knew to wear a wide-brimmed straw hat tied below her chin with a black ribbon, like a nun’s wimple, when she went out boating; not because it would stop the paparazzi from taking photos,
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Idle Chatter, Ins And Outs, And Various Other What-have-yous By Brian Polk Art by Jason White Published Issue 099, March 2022 I’m Not Even Very Mindful About My Lack Of Mindfulness. I’m so shitty at being mindful that it doesn’t even bother me that I’m not mindful. In fact, I hardly ever think of it.
The Bones of the Earth By Joel Tagert Art by Peter Kornowski Published Issue 099, March 2022 Even among his own people, Lhakpa Tshering was known as a great sojourner and famous guide. This reputation was the natural result of summiting the murderous peaks of Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat and many others, but he had also
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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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Are You Dead To The World Or Just Plain Dead? By Brian Polk Art By Jason White Published Issue 097, January 2022 Do you feel like there are times in your life when no one notices your existence? You say words, have feelings, complete projects on time and under budget at work, and no one
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The Temple of Duma Veil By Joel Tagert Art by Ali Hoff Published Issue 097, January 2022 When the mages finished, Haverna was a blazing ruin. It had been the greatest city on the continent, home to a million souls. In the bazaar, merchants had hawked everything from steel spearheads to aromatic spices, women in
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My Existential Doctor Herb, Part 17 By Brian Polk Published Issue 096, December 2021 “Can I ask you a blunt question?” I ask my existential doctor, Herb, who nods. “You know what you’re talking about, right? You’re not totally full of shit?” Herb thinks about it for a minute. “I’m pretty sure I’m not full
She’s All Right By Joel Tagert Art by Jason White Published Issue 096, December 2021 “Brain worms,” Satan told her, baring his canines. “Can’t you smell it on ’em?” Talea sniffed the air as they passed an older couple walking arm in arm. “I don’t smell anything.” “Bah, you humans never do. Noses like old
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