Okay—let me set the record straight. It started as a bunch of rumors first, before we lost control of it. But it real…
Issue 065: June 2022
New Poetry by Chris Bullard: “All Wars Are Boyish”
All Wars Are Boyish Autopilot on self-destruct, we went joy riding on tanks into the thermal wasteland. The st…
New Fiction from Nancy Stroer: “Move Out”
I drum the steering wheel of the rental car with the flats of my palms. It’s the opening riff of a song by Yaz. It ta…
New Poetry by Rochelle Jewell Shapiro: “Each Night My Mother Dies Again”
EACH NIGHT MY MOTHER DIES AGAIN Each night the phone rings— Your mother has passed. Each night I expect to be …
New nonfiction from Rebecca Rolland: “A Letter to My Ten-Year-Old Daughter
“Something terrible happened today.” “At my school?” you asked. “No,” I replied. …
New Nonfiction from Dr. Anthony Gomes: “The Gun Culture in America: Will There be a Light at the End of the Tunnel?”
To fathom the Gun Culture and gun-related violence in the US, it is important to understand The Second Amendment (Ame…