Rivals & Players
Who’s watching — and when are they coming for us?
“Pathos,” a poem by Cynthia Kolanowski.
“Pathos,” a poem by Cynthia Kolanowski.
“What others are able to see is maddening….”
“Ghosts of the Walldogs,” on advertising and our selves. By Michael Griffith.
“Ghosts of the Walldogs,” on advertising and our selves. By Michael Griffith.
What fading advertisements tell us about ourselves.
“Mortal Enemy,” “Men Think They’re Jesus,” and “Baseball”: poems of rivalry within and between the…
“Mortal Enemy,” “Men Think They’re Jesus,” and “Baseball”: poems of rivalry within and between the…
“The degree of failure is perfect …”
“The Museum of Teeth,” an incomplete collection. Essay by Emily Woodworth.
“The Museum of Teeth,” an incomplete collection. Essay by Emily Woodworth.
“Over the years I have discovered that they are actually sneaky, nomadic little creeps.”
Two Poems by Kip Zegers: “The Ride in” and “Another Thing My Father Did.”
Two Poems by Kip Zegers: “The Ride in” and “Another Thing My Father Did.”
Poems of war, violence, tenderness.
“We Were Working Moms.” Essay by Colleen Curran.
“We Were Working Moms.” Essay by Colleen Curran.
“Then we picked it up again. To begin the elaborate game. Of working motherhood …”
“Warner Valley” and “Compensation”: natural rivalries in two poems by C. Wade Bentley.
“Warner Valley” and “Compensation”: natural rivalries in two poems by C. Wade Bentley.
“It was as if they couldn’t help picking away at it, like your old aunt who knits as obsessively as she once smoked …”
“A Curious Migration”: on virtue and the survival of the monarch butterfly. By Mary Quade.
“A Curious Migration”: on virtue and the survival of the monarch butterfly. By Mary Quade.
A fragile species competes for territory.
“Gorbachev’s Birthmark,” a poem by Jonathan Fink.
“Gorbachev’s Birthmark,” a poem by Jonathan Fink.
The rivalries of sport and politics.
“Short Straw,” a poem by Ron Smith.
“Short Straw,” a poem by Ron Smith.
“His brawny friend kept twisting the head, moaning softly…”
“Good Morning,” a poem by Robert Farrell.
“Good Morning,” a poem by Robert Farrell.
Suburban rivalries.
“Chicken Train,” a poem by Terry Minchow-Proffitt.
“Chicken Train,” a poem by Terry Minchow-Proffitt.
“This face reflected back is not me…”
“Seek and Hide Again”: an essay on the adult dating years. By Lise Haines.
“Seek and Hide Again”: an essay on the adult dating years. By Lise Haines.
One woman dips into the mature dating pool.