Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 120, December 2023 Siena Goldman aka S. Putnik lives in her birthplace, Los Angeles, where she has spent her lifetime so far experimenting with the visual and musical arts. She loves working with pencil, pastel, watercolor, crayon and collage to convey interesting textures, color palettes, and moods in her […]
From The Postcard Diaries By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 120, December 2023 Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this era’s most unique and prolific composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded influential rock group DEVO,
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Published Issue 119, November 2023 ATILLA was an ORCA. ORCA are not from a place so much as a zone. As life moves in a fluid context that is billions of atoms pushing against each other at unfathomable variants of pressure and magnitude. ATILLA was the spawn of CUJO and PHILOMENA. Both came from long
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Jailbreak By Joel Tagert Published Issue 119, November 2023 When Nao woke up from the operation Kasuga was there, sitting at her hospital bedside. The AI appeared as a kindly nurse of early middle age, holding Nao’s hand. “Hello, Nao. How do you feel?” Nao withdrew her hand, then held it up to the light
Joining Cults, Drinking Too Much & Other Things To Do While You’re Bored By Brian Polk Art by Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 119, November 2023 There Should Be More Cults Based Around Bowling Every time I go looking for cults to join, I never seem to find one that’s really into bowling. And that’s a
The Walking City By Jason Heller Published Issue 119, November 2023 Around Zelia the walls oozed. They clamped onto every side of her skinny frame like lips sucking a finger. When she lay perfectly still, she could feel a dull pulse run through the Gut’s smooth muscle. It was as though a dozen giant slugs
Art by Granmondo aka Ed Barger Published Issue 119, November 2023 Edward Martin Barger (Ed, Eddie), beloved dad, grandpa, brother, son, uncle, cousin, friend, artist and producer/sound engineer, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at his home in Akron, Ohio. Ed was born May 10, 1949, seven minutes after his beloved twin, Billy. The boys
Art by Jason White Published Issue 119, November 2023 Jason White is an artist living in the suburbs of Chicago. His favorite mediums are oil on canvas and pencil & ink drawings. When he was a kid he cried on the Bozo Show. His work varies from silly to serious and sometimes both. Check out
Creature Feature: A Brief Glimpse Into The Lives of Those Who Live At Meow Wolf By Shanny Schmidt Published in Issue 119, November 2023 Meet some of Meow Wolf’s most fascinating residents. Ever wondered what it’s like to be a poly-dimensional or galactic being? Do ya think about how those beings might wonder what it’s
Log 252 By Godric Photo by Ethan Champion Published Issue 119, November 2023 Spat as rioted rain Coated In frostbitten pain Cracked & Spread old parts exchanged Feet unrubbed … untamed groan songs of a thousand nights they whispered Reigned NOW PLAYING: “Dread Collecting Heads” Starring Wishes Leaking and Nostalgia Red Existence yawns! long &