A Grand Adventure/Fiction

A Grand Adventure/Fiction

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — Georges Seurat. Art Institute of Chicago *** A Grand Adventure   by Gina Willner-Pardo Her elderly mother’s death left Laila Rayburn untethered, a condition she had never experienced. She had only herself to consider: She had no...
A Room in the World/Fiction

A Room in the World/Fiction

Photo: John Towner/Unsplash *** A Room in the World   by Brian Kasymaliev-Kelly (ft Humphrey Bogart as Raskolnikov)                                                   The living room separated from the kitchen with a formless tabletop with long knife cuts across...

The Reunion/Marlene Olin

*** The Reunion   By Marlene Olin Contributor After his wife died, it took Calvin six months to learn how to pay the bills, use the microwave, and launder his underwear. It took another six months to empty the closets and give away her clothes.  Though time...
The Illustrated “On the Road”/Christopher Panzner

The Illustrated “On the Road”/Christopher Panzner

    “The Illustrated On the Road,” by Jack Kerouac Illustrations by Christopher Panzner   Project Details: The idea was to create a watercolor/ink carnet de voyage (travel sketchbook or “Moleskine”) to make it appear to have been done on the road while...

Rustin Larson/Poetry

Me, Being Rude A woman knocks, asks what I think the purpose of life is. Possible answers: 1) No. No, thank you. 2) The purpose of life is to not be asked such questions. 3) There is no purpose. Life just is. If the rose-petal goddess likes me, that’s a good thing....