Category Archives: Previous Editions
On a Bus after Albee’s Zoo Story
By Mike Beasley Up stepped she and paid her fee, Thrusting with studied gravity Each carping coin into the fare box mouth. Ignoring other vacant seats, She chose the one in front of mine, The back of which I had … Continue reading
A Story is Like a Kiss
By Andy Brucia Through great mental discipline, hard work, and a propensity for drink, I have managed to forget most of what I was taught during my college days in the north, and I believe I am a richer person … Continue reading
What You Said
What You Said Written and performed by Michael Beasley
A Nuclear Moment, circa 1962
By Mike Beasley “Take Cover!” She bleats like a shrill recorder. The second grade class turns giddy with disorder, Tumbles from chairs, drops down to its knees, And crawls under desks with no hint of unease. The percussion of pencils … Continue reading
On Quitting Smoking (In Real Life and In My Dreams)
By Cameron Brandy Last night I smoked in my dreams. It was a long white cigarette, like a Marlboro Light 100 or something. It was a vivid dream; I felt the warm tap on the back of my throat as … Continue reading