Archive for March, 2011

• 3March 31, 2011

  The Boy and the Zoo, by Matt Shirley

  Inside the bus sat the boy, his eyes glued to the outside world, his nose smashed against the bus’s smudged...

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• 5March 31, 2011

  There’s Something About Marriage, by Hank Layton

  Somewhere on this planet is the future Mrs. Hank Layton. The only person who can’t wait to meet her more...

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• 8March 30, 2011

  Mr. Shirley Goes All Over The Place, by Paul Shirley

  The following is the story of my recent three-week trip to China and Australia. The tales from the first twelve...

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• 9March 30, 2011

  Grief’s Playlist, by Jenny Bahn

  Arcade Fire – The Suburbs The room is filled with the noise of other people.  Expensive New Yorkers.  We lean...

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• 0March 28, 2011

  Hoof Beats, by Tom Dinard

  Jockey Jacinto Chavez, 53, tan face etched with racetrack lore, pedals a mountain bike between the muddy stable area and...

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• 0March 22, 2011

  Cokeheads and Coloring Books, by Jenny Bahn

  The girls sat at stools saddled up to kitchen counter, wielding scented pens and colored construction paper.  They giggled and...

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• 0March 21, 2011

  Get Package, by Tom Dinard

  It’s a cold day in San Francisco, but not the typical cold summer day that’s fifty degrees and foggy. No,...

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• 0March 18, 2011

  The Old Man and the Sea, by Arianna Schioldager

  “in a single day and night … disappeared into the depths of the sea.” – Plato on the city he...

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• 1March 17, 2011

  Anatomy of a Dance Song, by Matt Shirley

  I’m not really a good dancer.  I’ve realized this after many years of denial; blaming my bad dancing on not...

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• 2March 16, 2011

  Conflicting Conceptions, by Rosicky Jones

  People wear their Detroit residency like a badge of courage, as if their societal value supersedes that of those pussies...

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