Canadian sculptor and painter Chris Austin has a deep reverence for nature. His prolific craft plays at alluring environmental surrealism and is at once breathtaking and daunting. One can get lost in the energy and emotion of his paintings as Chris masterfully captures the beauty of animals. His reoccurring great white shark weaves in and […]
Published Issue 093, September 2021 There are few environments that transport you to a timeless space, few buildings that feel like an extension of the land, few ways of living that remain so interconnected with everything that is. But Libre, an artist’s “commune” in the Huerfano Valley in Colorado, is one of them. Founded in
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Twilight By Caitlyn Grabenstein a.k.a. Cult Class Published Issue 093, September 2021 Caitlyn Grabenstein, a.k.a. Cult Class, is a collage artist, sketch artist, and designer out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She started doing art at a very young age and has pursued it in different forms throughout her life. While working in the music industry and running
DEATHWISH/ FRIENDSHIP BRACELET I go Godzilla Claus By Zac Dunn Art by Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 093, September On the in-laws and floss Like Bob Ross Spill the sauce all Arrogantly like an albatross 8 and 1/2 years later Stew wing beats like Gorbachev Botched and hors d’oeuvres The 7th letter Never forgetter Polo concreto Critical
Her Lonely Work By Joel Tagert Art by Jason White Published Issue 093, September 2021 The Hive is doing its work and its workers are happy. The three present hum together faintly as they turn on the paralyzer. The eyes of the human child in the bed flutter open as she wakes. This is an
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Million Dollar Ideas By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 093, September 2021 Over the years, I’ve had several ideas that would have earned me millions of dollars if I had any sort of follow-through whatsoever. In my own head — where my “follow-through” skills are on point — these ideas have allowed
Jono Bottom By Gray Winsler Art by Dave Danzara aka Lost In Time Designs Published Issue 093, September 2021 Jono Bottom was a cashier at Sbarro — “Home of the Original XL NY Pizza.” No one had ever made a pizza as big as their’s before. Size is often a source of pride for Americans,
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LOG 149 By Godric Photo by Tommy Coyote Published Issue 093, September 2021 Water behind the curtain? No curse or bone Conquers loving myself. It is gift, ever asking, give Warmth or furnace Eyes spelled earnest To walk this ravenous harbor Finger wrestling, Shadow stepping. Mind their reach, Wrap many in silk Arm your heart ready
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 092, August 2021 DOZE DOSING | shared_DOCS_w/_u As an educator Jeffrey Wentworth Stevens spent much of the pandemic interacting with students online and using digital cloud resources and tools to receive work and transmit various forms of feedback and analyze data. As a way to cope Stevens
Book Club Hana Zittel Published Issue 092, August 2021 Maxwell’s Demon by Steven Hall (2021) “…Why knocks an angel in Bethlehem?” Thomas Quinn receives this cryptic message on his landline’s answering machine, unable to reach the call in time. The voice coming from the machine sounds very much like the voice of his late father,