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local_library Poetry
Beatus Ille Qui Procul Negotiis
by Jack Harvey
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
Dulce Domum
by Jack Harvey
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
The Falling Man
by Gary J. Whitehead
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
Half
by Simon Perchik
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
Heimkehr, October 1981
by Jack Harvey
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
The Greater Ferry
by Jack Harvey
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
person_pin Essay
Money for Old Rope: A Prelude to Writing in the Digital Age
by Trevor Zaple
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
“People die of exposure.” This is a line I’ve used a few times and it gets some laughs, mainly from creatives who feel it all too well. A life spent in art is one in which you have to get used to …
portrait Artist Interviews
Author Interview: Spotlight on Lisa Brunette
by Liz Kellebrew
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
monetization_on Pif Prize Contest Winners
First Line Writing Contest 2017 Winners Announced
by Mariah Beckman
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
perm_identity From the Editor
Letter from the Editor | February 2017
by Mariah Beckman
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
This month we have some fantastic guest contributors and artists to share with you, gentle reader. Award-winning novelist, game writer and journalist Lisa Brunette shares some of her experience as a writer. Author Trevor Zaples offers his two cents about writing for pay (and sometimes …
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God in the Garage
by Leah Jane Esau
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
When Tomas arrived at the apartment, there was a naked hooker sitting on the kitchen table, one leg above her head. The music was so loud, he’d heard it from the street– techno, or pop electric, and now that he was inside the apartment, the …
The Little Death
by Paul Rabinowitz
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
Each night our mascot— a black and white cat— sneaks into the base searching for a warm lap and scraps of food. Tonight our reconnaissance unit joins an elite group of combat fighters. These tough guys volunteer for their unit with the promise of death …
How to Stay in the Whale
by Anna Bernstein
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
The first thing Brandon says, after coming to, is a lie. “What happened?” his father asks. “I was trying to get the dog away from the stairs,” he says. And although the doctors at the hospital are sure there is no evidence of …
All Those Love Notes Swarm Like Insects
by Alina Stefanescu
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
The note tucked into my backpack pocket. First note. A simple question with a doodle resembles a turtle nearby. His fingertips rich with Irish Spring. An answer is what begins when all he wants is an answer. The heft of high school hardback textbooks …
Confession
by Justin Green
Issue No. 237 ~ February, 2017
It was the first day of summer when we burned Daddy’s body. I know because I looked at the calendar in the pantry right before doin it. I wanted to remember the day. We decided to burn him because we knew diggin a hole would …