Better Help Snowy Owl By Nikolai Riddle Art by Zdeněk Macháček Published Issue 084, December 2020 My breath leaves my mouth Like intermittent ghosts gliding into the void I can feel every bead of sweat Soaking the cotton of my winter hat And my scarf My cheeks and nose sting from the cold As I […]
EXERCISING DISCOURSE: AN AFTERNOON IN CONVERSATION By Tai Bickham Art by Laura Shill Photo by Wes Magyar, Courtesy of MCA Denver Sunday afternoons seem to be the perfect time to find yourself in a museum. My friend and I reserved our tickets to take in the current exhibition, Citizenship: A Practice of Society, and were
QUEEN CITY SOUNDS: BEST OF 2020 — Not from Colorado By Tom Murphy Published Issue 084, December 2020 Since local music has been covered most of this year for Queen City Sounds, here are 36 albums not from Colorado that made 2020 better. Look out for an expanded list including local releases at queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com by
Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 084, December 2020 Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (2020) Sometimes, the greatest novels of the year can sneak up on you. Shuggie Bain is a debut from author Douglas Stuart published in February of 2020 that got lost in the fervor of the year we were about to
Step Back & See What You Have By Olivia Rea Valentin Published Issue 084, December 2020 Hand letterer // Illustrator // Designer: Olivia is a doughnut-eating, cat-loving, French-speaking, New York-raised, Denver-based designer with a BFA in graphic design from RMCAD. Her quirky, colorful designs are inspired by sayings, feelings and observations that she experiences in her
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When the Trumpet Sounds By Joshua Viola Published Issue 084, December 2020 The Counting House The King was in his Counting House. Reverend Jimmy Joe King never said those words aloud, but he thought them every week, here in the room no one but Jimmy Joe himself was allowed to visit. He spent
By Jordan Doll Published Issue 084, December 2020 Best of Birdy, Originally Published Issue 045, September 2017 When I was in high school we had packrats. I didn’t know what a packrat was but I knew they were there. You could hear them at night, scrabbling around in the walls or the attic. Packing I suppose. Secreting away
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This Pandemic Has Gone On Too Long And I Can’t Hold A Steady Train Of Thought: The Semi-coherent Ramblings Of A Forced Shut-in By Brian Polk Art By Ali Hoff Published Issue 084, December 2020 It was at that moment I realized I hadn’t said anything funny in two days. I wasn’t battling demons as much
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COLLECTED EVIDENCE By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 84, December Mark Mothersbaugh is a Conceptualist. As an undergraduate art student at Kent State University, Mark began creating work in the late 60’s and has created tens of thousands of works to the current day in various mediums including, rubber stamp designs, mail art, decals, prints, ink illustrations, oil paintings,
HOBBES By Guillermo Ruiz Published Issue 084, December 2020 Guillermo Andazola Ruiz specializes is a Denver-based artist and illustrator. He specializes in illustration, painting, Photoshop, and character and prop design.