Category Archives: Previous Editions
What Remains
By Kathleen A. Magner Hillrise Cemetery’s stone turrets sprouted alongside the needle-straight road extending before me, severing the crisp sidewalk and line of idyllic storefronts shaded by lush maples. The trees were more robust than I remembered and although a … Continue reading
Holly, 1988
By Mike Beasley Sprigs lush with dark green leaves and red berries, Suspended above her; The twisted leaves, concavities kissing up To a thousand pain-points of ecstasy, Dare to be touched, fondled, grasped firmly In the anguish of palms punctured … Continue reading
Right Now
https://soundcloud.com/max-wang-music/right-now Written and Performed by Max Wang
Strawberry Cake for Breakfast
By Erin L.C. Lowe I awoke to the sound of steady, high-pitched beeps coming from a heart monitor. The sounds chirped in unison to the rhythm of a dripping IV, both of which are attached to my left arm. Beads … Continue reading
Umlaut
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Oa48yvmaQ Excerpt from “Umlaut”, Choreography by Eva Stone, Artistic Director of The Stone Dance Collective, for Chop Shop: Bodies of Work, A Contemporary Dance Festival, Bellevue, 2009 The text for this piece is taken from an interview with what … Continue reading
The Pedestal
By Marissa Taylor I’d like to see your biceps deflated I’d like to see you three inches shorter I’d like to see you run ragged I’d like to see you less then you are because then maybe, you could be … Continue reading
My Red Shoes
By Callie Turner My red shoes are going out tonight With my yellow silk dress They will dance on and on Till midnight strikes My pearl earrings are going out tonight With my pearl necklace They will be beautiful White … Continue reading