by JL Jacobs | Feb 5, 2018 | Short Fiction
Art: Beyond the Plains of Eternity by Jolanda Richter, @jolandarichter THE ILLUSTRATED QUEENFISHER Headmistress Nielsen ripped the offending page from the book, then held it close to the girl’s face. Rather than flinching, the intended reaction, Pia grabbed the page...
by JL Jacobs | Feb 2, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Nikosono, @zebranude STAR SPANGLED MEXICAN “Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?” Sgt. Major Dan Daly You are the exterminators. We are the cockroaches. You can shoo us. Step on us. Spray poison in the air. Chase us out. Build a higher wall....
by JL Jacobs | Jan 31, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Thomas Kräher, @tkraeher. 33 SENTENTIOUS EPIGRAPHS THAT MAY – OR NOT – PROMPT A POEM The purpose of writing poems is to save epigraphs. – Kay Ryan In the beginning, God. * What’s a twist of...
by JL Jacobs | Jan 29, 2018 | Poetry
Art: Surfacing by Nathan Ramer, @artwithnathan SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED is a proviso attached to blessings and revolutions alike. between mobility and mobilization the road is scattered with thumbtacks like seeds sown out of adversity a visitation is but...
by JL Jacobs | Jan 26, 2018 | Goncalves, Poetry
Art: André Gonçalves, @andre_goncalves_art DEPORTED FORMS AND DISCONTENT Teal mists spray engulfed Danse flâneuse Danube révélérs Eyes coutured skin-Rhine-skin Schwarz Strasse fleur zein Shots tabs repetit Redlit dancefloors bleed sweat Designer heels black skirts...