Two Poems by Abigail Lee
The goal of poetry is to see the extraordinary in the everyday, and plainness in the fantastic, I was once…
Category: Original Lit
The Voodoo Man at the Mainline Cafe
I was twelve the first time my dad took me to see the Voodoo Man. He wasn’t a voodoo man…
A Poem by Dan Hedges
Many of you will not like this poem. You will sense that it's unacceptable. You will not see what's so…
The Biters are The Best Rock Band in America
The Biters are a four-piece band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. They unabashedly play a trashed-out, almost anachronistic combination of power-pop…
Frank Serpico: The Fate that Gnaws at Him
FEBRUARY 3, 1971, 11:07 P.M. It’s all a lie. The New York City cop leans over the front seat, as…
Two Poems by Michele Miller
From the depths, today's poetry comes. MIchele Miller's verse gives attention to the spaces of the psyche which light neglects.…
Reflections on the Business of the University
Right out of high school I had the incredible privilege of bypassing the immediate continuation of my (academic) education. Having…
Two Poems by Allison Geller
When Allison Geller sent these poems to us, they were a part of a larger series of poems which explore,…
Letters from Chicago – Volume I: Fit to Burst
It’s Superfest 2012 and the Congress Theater down the block hosts heavy beats and youthful entropy. I spent the night…
Linda, Before Paul McCartney
I first met Linda McCartney at the Scene on West 46th Street. A hip little grotto in a cellar, it…