by Sean Wayman By the word grottesco the Renaissance […] understood not only something playfully gay and carelessly fantastic, but also something ominous and sinister in the face of a world totally different from the familiar one—a world in which the realm of inanimate things is no longer separated from those of plants, animals, and human …
An Unzipped Mouse: Grotesque Imagery in the Poetry of Roo Borson Read More »
by Court Ludwick They cut muscle from the bone. They tear away the flesh. They remove parts of the body that are broken and no longer alive. Skin is stretched. Skin is pulled apart. Organs are moved around. Sometimes, they never return to where they once were. They reach into the body. And they cut …
by Steph Traina One We call it Parking Wars. The YMCA and its adjacent overflow lot fill up by 5:30 p.m. on weeknights. By 6:00 p.m., cars spill into the intersections, signals blinking and tail lights flashing. Dodge Caravans nearly t-bone Kia Sorentos in competition for the last spots. Hyundai Elantras and Ford F-150s park …
Lessons about Change I Learned from the Condo across the Street Read More »