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"Nothing to See Here" by Bernard Reed Mar 14, 2024 Fiction

It was a glorious July day. The sun was right overhead the swimming pool. On the diving board a shrimpy little boy stood with his back bent,

Three poems by Kimberly Swendson Mar 13, 2024 Poetry

"Plead, Then Calcify", "In a Startling Moment of Clarity, Opus Looks Down, Finds Corpus" & "scena"

In Praise of Phantomime [Anything for a Weird Life] Mar 12, 2024 Columns

Saturday night remains a potential portal to other realms.

Two stories by Robert John Miller Mar 11, 2024 Fiction

"Tips for Avoiding a Call from the Office of Risk Management as it relates to Ladder Safety" & "Real True-Life Rejections I Continue to Suffer"

Review: Greetings from Marquette: Music from Joe Pera Talks With You Season 2 by Skyway Man Mar 8, 2024 Music & Criticism

A gentle soundtrack to an underrated tv show, reviewed by Christian Best

"Holiday" by Serena Devi Mar 7, 2024 Poetry

you are being punished again for vanity and/or frivolity, or, maybe, for throwing a phone at the wall try leaving again. trawl the mind,

Two poems by Jordan James Ranft Mar 6, 2024 Poetry

"Daily Affirmations" and "What the world needs now"

How to Write a Song [Anything for a Weird Life] Mar 5, 2024 Columns

After listening to some old songs and writing some new ones, Tim has a few thoughts on the process.

BRUISER ZINE 003: Founders' Day by Arzhang Zafar Mar 4, 2024

Available NOW. For wholesale purchasing, contact us directly at [email protected] On a day like any other, Neil receives a devastating

"March Madness" by Parker Wilson Mar 1, 2024 Fiction

They stand below the rim in a group and reach their fingertips to bump the ball toward the rim or away from it, toward another rim. Gispelli

"At Hirschmann Hospital" by Jan E. Stanek Feb 29, 2024 Fiction

At the twice-daily service in the chapel, he always sat next to Frederick Dewitt because neither of them would kneel: he because the chapel was in

"I Have Never Made More than Seventy Five Dollars" by John Ling Feb 28, 2024 Poetry

No one bothered to explain what about my dick is so French New Wave but I am certain that a Shirley Temple consists of one half cherry one half

Tape World: The Six O'Clock Alarm S/T Feb 27, 2024 Columns

You can't find everything online.

"Greetings from the Milky Way" by Bethany Cutkomp Feb 23, 2024 Fiction

Here’s what I know: subtle truths of the universe are not meant to be viewed with the sober eye. Only those inebriated enough are fortunate to

Three poems by Jordan Blanchard Feb 22, 2024 Poetry

"Date of Birth," "Polyopia" and "Orbit"

Suffer Well, Rejoice Better with Bruce Springsteen, Pt. II [Praise Music for a Secular Life] Feb 21, 2024 Music & Criticism & Columns

In this continuing rumination on The Boss, Lish Ciambrone sets her sight on 1992's Lucky Town.

A Return to the Arbutus Record Show [Anything for a Weird Life] Feb 20, 2024 Columns

I returned to the record show a new person, transformed by years of questing that began here, back in the 1990s.

Two poems from CUTTING PROMOS by Josh Shepard Feb 19, 2024 Poetry

"For U.S. Layoffs" and "For Abundance," from Dusty Rhodes' 1985 Hard Times promo

"It Just Feels Good to be Honest" by Carson Jordan Feb 16, 2024 Poetry

in winter it’s how well you walk through fire the good you’ve done, good you’ll do the difference between truth and confession is naughtiness god

Two prose poems by Tim Frank Feb 15, 2024 Poetry

"Drug Me, Please" and "The News Presenter"