fall 2025
issue 11.1

"Hidden behind the door that sorrow locked."

Where'd this fall's theme come from? It's a James "Slim" Hand lyric from a song about sitting in a bar in the corner at a table by a jukebox. We asked writers to interpret this however they liked.  

Special Feature: Interview with and prose by Ags Connolly, friend of Slim Hand and an excellent interpreter of his work.

HEREIN

AGS

"Folks, It's Ags Connolly!" (review & interview) by Adam Van Winkle

"The Room" by Ags Connolly


CREATIVE NON-FICTION

"Dressing in Front of the Open Gas Oven for Warmth" by Megan Hanlon


3 PROSE POEMS by Jeffrey Herman


FICTION

"The Cat in the Guest Bedroom" by Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos

"Last Call at Tully's Joint" by JD Clapp

"Keepsake" by Elizabeth Rosen

"The Sold Man" by Timothy Dodd

"My Man Tomato Can" by Charlie Kondek

"The Alternator" by Ben Shahon

"Blue Skies" by Kendra Cardin

"Ain't No Dark Til Something Shines" by Spencer K.M. Brown

"Old Skip" by Tom Andes

"Chicago Skyline" by Jake La Botz

"Uptown Lanes" by Brian Hawkins

"Behind the Door" by Christopher Stevenson