Jean, not Jean by Matthew J. Hefti When I look in the mirror, I think I look stupid. Otherwise, I don’t even t…
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New Poetry by WBT Editors
This special September Poetry & Fiction issue brings you poetry by WBT Editors Adrian Bonenberger, Drew Ph…
Punk! Last Week This Week: 9/11 Music Edition
On 9/11–Punk, Protest, and Witness: WBT Editors Choose Their Jams There was a chance, in 1991, for the US to ta…
Bernie Sanders Wins in Iowa!
Photo Credit: J. David Ake, AP. Senator Bernie Sanders and his wife, Jane. Regardless of what the official results might…
Bryan Hurt: The Next Ambassador to France
In a literary culture full of “McPoems” and hand-wringing over the homogenization of literature because of a supposed…
Matthew Hefti’s A Hard and Heavy Thing
It’s not a suicide note; it’s a love song. Amazon • Barnes & Noble
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Facile and Frequent: Our Ignorant Social Media Debates
By Matthew J. Hefti I can’t count the number of variations I’ve seen on this meme on social media. It has reached the…
It’s All So Familiar; It’s All So Heartbreaking
Today, November 24th, 2015, Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Laquan McDonald in …
Letter to US #2: It’s Up to You
Dear NRA Members, 2nd Amendment lovers, Fraternal Order of Police members, legislators, judges, voters, prosec…
Letters to Us: #1. May All Those Who Labor Find Rest
2015.09.06, Labor Day
Dear America,
You inspi…