Issue Fifty-Six

June 2017

From the Editor

Our cover art for Issue 56 is a portrait of Tara Michelle Young, our art director Ashley Inguanta’s best friend who passed away suddenly in March 2017. Ashley wanted the cover art to be a tribute to her best friend, and we were only too happy to agree. To read more about Tara and Ashley’s… Continue reading Issue Fifty-Six

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Shilly-Shallying David Schweidel(Read author interview)
273 days before his suicide, Judge Haloran is back on the market Jacqueline Boucher(Read author interview)
Sour Toe Justin Herrmann(Read author interview)
Dans le bus Alexandre Correa(Read author interview)
The Thing With Feathers Sarah Freligh(Read author interview)
What Befell Boneyard Zeke James Warner(Read author interview)
Our Lady of Lasers Allison Pinkerton(Read author interview)
Forks Kevin Matz(Read author interview)
Hunger Lucas Southworth(Read author interview)
Where the Words Go Tara Campbell(Read author interview)
After the Third Notice, the City Shuts Off Our Power Wynne Hungerford(Read author interview)
How to be Another Person in Five Days Rebecca Bernard(Read author interview)
Pulpo Leigh Camacho Rourks(Read author interview)
Geology Katelin Eden(Read author interview)
Lucky Number Six John Haggerty(Read author interview)
Dream Barbie Mamie Pound(Read author interview)
Three Ways of Getting Lost Rebecca Fishow(Read author interview)
Encuentro Nocturno Rodolfo Rivas(Read author interview)

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