Have you ever been possessed?: A Review of Mike Krutel’s Fogland
Carrie Lorig03.10.16
How can the language of others help us survive? Carrie Lorig takes an introspective look at Mike Krutel’s Fogland.
TWO SYMBOLS OF FOREIGN CULTURES
Philip Dinolfo03.09.16
“We stopped at a local crafts store, and I bought a jasper pyramid, about two square inches at its base and a menacing, ancient-looking yellow color.” New very short fiction from Philip Dinolfo, inspired by Roberto Bolaño.
Uncapping the Press: My Introduction to Bottlecap Press & Top Picks of 2015
Carolyn DeCarlo03.08.16
Carolyn DeCarlo delves into the rapidly amassing and invigorating catalog of publications by Alaska-based indie publisher Bottlecap Press, including work by Kimmy Walters, Zooey Ghostly, Manuel Arturo Abreu, Alexandra Wuest, and more.
Alien of Extraordinary Ability: An Interview with Bettina May
Fortunato Salazar03.07.16
Fortunato Salazar continues his series of interview with extraordinary people currently living in the U.S. by way of the O-1 nonimmigrant visa, this week focusing on the first pin-up model and burlesque dancer to be awarded the distinction, Bettina May.
from the Unlovable
Shiv Kotecha03.04.16
“This is mostly a story about you. // I made you.” New poetry by Shiv Kotecha, selected by late winter poetry editor Ed Steck.
FAT WHITE FAMILY GETS TO THE MEAT OF THE MATTER
Juliet Escoria03.03.16
Juliet Escoria in conversation with Fat White Family about controversial lyrics, moms, America, and drugs.
From Serenade
Brooke Ellsworth03.02.16
“Kathy Acker interviewed Spice Girls and said it’s up to them and people like them to ‘keep on transforming society as society is best transformed with lightness and in joy.’ I just want to eat clean food and love people xoxo”: An excerpt from Brooke Ellsworth’s collection Serenade, forthcoming from Octopus Books.
Three Jawns: Knight of Cups, Good People, and Nox
Sarah Rose Etter03.01.16
In the latest edition of her Three Jawns column, Sarah Rose Etter takes a look at new work by Terrence Malick, Robert Lopez, and Anne Carson.
Oscars 2016: The Year of the Boycott
Kevin Killian02.29.16
Who had fun at the Oscars this year? It’s hard to say. Kevin Killian takes his annual dissecting eye to what showed up and what was missing during one of the more socially misaligned events of the season.
Inverted Excerpt
Christopher Rey Pérez02.26.16
“¿if a narco will kill me why god does not kill me first?” New poetry by Christopher Rey Pérez, selected by late winter poetry editor Ed Steck.
