Basement Magic: Notes from a new D&D player & an interview with Zak Smith
Ken Baumann07.24.14
Ken Baumann gets his feet wet in the world of D&D, and asks 5 questions of game consultant / painter / porn star, Zak Smith.
from The Vanishing of Camille Claudel
Erin M. Bertram07.23.14
A new excerpt from Erin M. Bertram’s hybrid-genre manuscript exploring the haunting life of French sculptor Camille Claudel. Art by Danny Jock.
“From a reflection in both paintings”: Valerie Mejer’s Rain of the Future as the Fragments of Narrative
Laura Carter07.22.14
Valerie Mejer’s Rain of the Future passes over and over through sleeping and waking states to weave a sense of identity among our mass collective history. Laura Carter reviews.
Nature V. Diane Cook
Annie Liontas07.21.14
Annie Liontas in conversation with Diane Cook about the work of nature, monogamy, luck, and god within Cook’s forthcoming collection, Man V. Nature.
WHEN THE LAMBS RISE UP AGAINST THE BIRD OF PREY
Anne Boyer07.18.14
The nature of the lamb and the predator take form in a new poem by Anne Boyer, selected by Summer poetry editor Cassandra Troyan.
A Question of Form
Jeff Alessandrelli07.17.14
Jeff Alessandrelli talks form and contemporary poetry through a review Edward Hirsch’s A Poet’s Glossary.
Big Ideas (Don’t Get Any)
Nicholas Grider07.16.14
Time, landscapes, and people are all mutations in this new short fiction by Nicholas Grider, author of Misadventure. Art by Danny Jock.
Books I Read In Rehab
Jordan Castro07.15.14
In rehab, books can provide time to not have to listen to other people talking. Jordan Castro provides a list of the books that helped him through recovery.
Body Map: Caring For Your Rape
Courtney K. Bambrick07.14.14
Body Map is a series that invites authors to write about the body. In this installment, Courtney K. Bambrick writes about caring for your rape.
Breastfed, Rocked, Deloused, Whipped
Marie Buck07.11.14
Terror and sound abound in a new poem by Marie Buck, selected by Summer poetry editor Cassandra Troyan.
