Though I was only ten years old I had a mild crush on Monica, and fantasized running my fingers through her lusciously long, auburn hair, which highlighted the sheen of her pretty face, faintly freckled. She, however, preferred George, which I accepted with the resignation of a younger brother. She came to mind as I [...]
Archive for January, 2011
Ticks, written by Eric G. Müller
Posted in non-fiction on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Poetry # 130
Posted in Poetry on January 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In this month’s issue Amber and myself bring you a collection of working class poetics, confessions of the insane, West Covina Madmen, Australian Anarchists and general poems with flu-like symptoms. Enjoy but be forewarned: you will probably get sick. Luis Rivas Poetry Editor Amber Bromer New Poetry Scout Pumping Gas By John Grey I’m only pumping gas [...]
Prose 124
Posted in Fiction on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to Issue 124 and a new year of Fiction. From Fantasy to Fabulous to Final good-byes, fiction grabs our soul and turns it inside out. Kick up your feet and let Adrienne Bard, Christina Cole, and Brian Tucker renew your soul with their words. . Confessions of a Narcoleptic Adrienne Bard I don’t know [...]
OLD MEN, GIRLS AND MONSTERS by PETER SCHWARTZ
Posted in Reviews on January 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Review by Alan Garvey I don’t like rave reviews. I don’t trust them either – they’re usually written by friends / college mates / those who are looking-for favours or about the living great whose every written word seems to be momentous, a part of history and an object of study – which is why [...]
2010 in review some stats
Posted in Editorial, News on January 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 38,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj [...]