Four Benefits for Japan: A Conversation with John Zorn

by Seth Colter Walls

On Expectations (And A Writer’s Lack Of Same)

by S.J. Culver

24 Varieties of Silence

The landlord is about to pounce. An odor of sweat via sweatshirt informs you halfway down the last flight of stairs…

Odd Future Is Like Early-20th-Century Italian Poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

“Is OFWGKTA offensive? Yes, but they’re also undeniably funny, sad, and, somehow, devoid of moral gravity in a way that’s both silly and nearly surreal. One friend of mine has referred to OFWGKTA’s…

Two Poems By Thomas Devaney

by Mark Bibbins, Editor

Baby Black Bear

My little brother Joe looks up and says bear.
 He is nearly three and up on all his animals.
 How many other words does he know?
 Yes, I say, “Bear. Excellent.” But no, Jesus no.
 It is a…

Ten Songs To Listen To On St. Patrick’s Day That Are Not U2

The Red Carpet at The Woodie Awards Is Black

by Joshua Heller