Asia Literary Review 16 / Hong Kong
Hobart 11 / Ann Arbor, MI
American Short Fiction 47 / Austin, TX
Witness XXIII / University of Nevada Las Vegas
Conjunctions 54 / Bard College
Lumberyard 5 / St. Louis, MO
Birkensnake 2 / West Kingston, RI
Gigantic 2 / New York, NY.
Versal 8 / Amsterdam
Excerpts and complete works from new and old issues of literary magazines.
There is a thrilling new story from Jim Shepard in the newest Zoetrope: All-Story. The story—”The Track of the Assassins“—is not unlike much of Shepard’s recent short fiction: slowly-revealed characters lodged in alluring moments in history. The setting of “Assassins” is the 20th century Iraqi and Irani deserts, where Freya Stark searches for Alamut, ancient
Sam Ruddick, a staff writer at Luna Park, has a fantastic new story in the latest The Threepenny Review, their Summer 2010 issue. The entire issue is actually really good, with Javier Marías on the intrigue of Venice, poetry from Henri Cole and David Mason, editor Wendy Lesser on science fiction, and more. Ruddick’s story,
[Excerpted from The Best of Creative Nonfiction Vol. 2] There are two wooden figures on my husband’s desk. Figurines. They are meant to resemble humans, black humans. African-Americans. Every time I enter my husband’s office at home, which is several times a day, I look for these figurines. Sometimes they are hiding under mail and
The following is from Cave Wall 4, featuring more poems by Sandra Beasley, along with poems by Emma Bolden, Kate Fetherston, Carrie Fountain, Norbert Hirschhorn, Richard Jackson, Sharon Kessler, Hailey Leithauser, Al Maginnes, Sebastian Matthews, Rebecca McClanahan, Diana Pinckney, CJ Sage, Michael Steffen, Elizabeth Volpe, Rebecca Warren, William Wenthe, and Terri Wolfe. Issue 4 will
Palms From Burnside Review 4.1 “The L.A. Issue” Click for PDF
The following is from Burnside Review 4.1, “The L.A. Issue.” Little Jesus a large statue of a baby jesus will make your house look small even if it’s christmas even if it’s not there are many missions in california in los angeles I still haven’t learned spanish like a prayer forgive me for taking the
The following is from Versal 6, the literary annual out of Amsterdam, the Netherlands: http://versal.wordsinhere.com. Contributors include: Wiljan van den Akker, Marosa di Giorgio, Marilyn Hacker, Takashi Hiraide, Toshiya Kamei, Sándor Kányádi, Dawn Lonsinger, Emmanuel Moses, Sawako Nakayasu and Xiao Kaiyu. Order on website or pick up at select bookstore locations. Single copy: USD 15.
The following is from Hobart 9, the Games issue. Magic: The Essay There are some basics you need to understand. First, Magic: The Gathering isn’t anything like the Milton Bradley classics you grew up with. There’s no gameboard or spinners or little plastic cars you fill with pink and blue plastic children. No hotels to
The following is from Hobart 9, the Games issue. Ken Sent Me: Lost in the Land of the Lounge Lizards(1) I am not Leisure Suit Larry(2), except for when I am. For instance, when I was eleven, I was Leisure Suit Larry for several weeks while he taught me about sex and I helped him
The following roundtable discussion regarding role-playing and Dungeons and Dragons is from Hobart 9, the Games issue. The Hobart Role-Playing Forum With Ryan Boudinot, Jeffrey Brown, Paul LaFarge, John Roderick, and conducted by Matthew Simmons So, first, would you mind describing your initial encounters with role-playing? Age? Who introduced the hobby/lifestyle/obsession into your life? Was
