“Indian Home” by Julian Darragjati

Issue 9 / Spring 2017   It was love at first fight, or maybe at second. It’s the old story, I guess. The girl is touchy about failing fifth grade, and the boy, annoyed that she’s been assigned to share the double-desk with him, keeps teasing her about it. Next...

“John Wayne Learns He Is a Woman in Barcelona” by Kayla Miller

Issue 9 / Spring 2017   Temember that lesson when you were small, about taking candy from strangers? John Wayne’s mama never taught him that; he heard it through TV, sure, but no one ever told him explicitly not to, ’cause mama didn’t think she...

“Our Family Walks: Part 2” by N. R. Robinson

Issue 9 / Spring 2017 Read Part 1 in February’s Issue   When our front door came alive one night with an explosion of knuckle knocking, it moved me from one level of exploration to the next. It was January of 1964 and every radio station in the city seemed to be...

Culture Rant: Issue 9 / Spring 2017

To Be a Real Writer: Privileged Writing Advice By Monica Prince   A few weeks ago, Parrish Wilson, who hosts the Writing Vibes online writing group, posed an interesting question to the group, one that I’ve heard many an MFA ask a visiting writer: how often do...

The Nuclear Family

Review: Making Love While Levitating Three Feet in the Air by Jeff Fearnside Making Love While Levitating Three Feet in the Air Author: Jeff Fearnside Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2016 ISBN: 1622881036 $18.00 Growing up a curious child in Middle America can be...