THE LONG WAY

11.09.16

“Here is the hand of god running / his fingers through the lover’s grass. / It’s a secret.” A new poem by Katie Foster.

M. Milks reports on desire and acceptance in The Fits, a film about a young dancer who begins to suffer spasms as a member of a troupe, raising important questions about the lines between sickness and art.

Haunted In Exile: An Interview with Vi Khi Nao

Katy Mongeau

11.07.16

Katy Mongeau and Vi Khi Nao discuss love, abuse, and the oceanic world of her latest novel, Fish in Exile.

Capitol Suite

Sasha Banks

11.04.16

“Jemima winks / at Jesse painting / a picket fence / with the blood of / Jesus”: New poetry by Sasha Banks, from fall poetry editor Sade Murphy.

We Can’t Go Back to Yesterday: Jeff Jackson’s Novi Sad

Deirdre Sugiuchi

11.03.16

Jeff Jackson’s new novella, Novi Sad, depicts the surreal yet oddly familiar lives of humans gathered together to await the end of the world. Deirdre Sugiuchi reviews.

It Doesn’t Matter

Erica Peplin

11.02.16

“I went the park with my friend and she told me she wanted to kill herself. ‘I’m sick of it,’ she said. ‘Nobody calls me back.'” New short fiction by Erica Peplin.

You Can Do That With Anything: An Interview with Dominic Rodriguez about Fursonas

Paul Cunningham

11.01.16

Paul Cunningham spoke with filmmaker Dominic Rodriquez about his debut documentary, Fursonas, which provides a complex, controversial inside look at the personal lives of furries in search of what being a furry really means.

Giant Impacted Feces Meets Six Feet Under in the City of Brotherly Love: A Visit to the Mütter Museum

Fortunato Salazar

10.31.16

In honor of Halloween, Fortunato Salazar hits up the Mütter Museum in Philly for a tour of skulls, feces, frailty, and so much more, including a detour into the Six Feet Under Convention.

dry skin sonar

Natalie Lugo

10.28.16

“you lowered a microphone into a glass of milk and called it a conscience” The first published poem by Natalie Lugo, from late summer poetry editor Sean Kilpatrick.

Count Backwards From Ten: Molly Brodak’s Top 10 Episodes of The Twilight Zone

Steven T. Hanley

10.27.16

Just in time for Halloween weekend, Molly Brodak checks in with a list of her top 10 episodes of The Twilight Zone, all available for spooky holiday streaming online.

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