Taxonomies of Grief
By Editorial Issue 125
The world warms up, the prairifire crabapple trees begin to drop their blossoms in almost technicolor puddles on the sidewalks in my neighborhood and, as if in concert, the base of my neck gets heavy and sore.
Read MoreAdvent
By Poetry Issue 123
Light a candle. Open a door
Too small to walk through.
Undefended Hearts
By Culture Issue 123
One of the habits I have developed without meaning to, without wanting to, is this: I routinely lower the volume on my heart.
Read MoreThe Snowblower
By Poetry Issue 123
Sunday Morning, Fourth Street Dam
By Poetry Issue 123
Out in the rapids guys in waders brace themselves stiffly all business.
Read MoreComedy as Descent and Resurrection: A Conversation with Charlie Demers
By Interview Issue 123
I feel like faith makes me bulletproof.
Read MoreAgainst Materialism
By Poetry Issue 123
I think I knew Schmidt. He preceded me
In his fascination with mathematics and poetry
And his weakness of imagination, but that’s all I can tell you.
Naturalism
By Poetry Issue 123
Naturalism was always the goal: as philosophy,
Read MorePrivacy and Consolation
By Poetry Issue 123
They’re a version of reality vs. appearance,
Of what consoles you vs. what you believe is true.
In the Face of Death: Damien Hirst and the Thrill of Mortality
By Visual Art Issue 123
As we stand eye to eye with one of nature’s greatest killing machines, in awe of the jagged teeth that maul and maim, we are also aware that the life force that once animated this death-dealing predator has gone, and the formaldehyde in which it floats is merely delaying its decay.
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