Short Stories

Silky Manners
by Phil Vas
Fame. Beauty. Riches. Young socialite heiress Silky Manners has it all.And when word gets out that she's engaged, Silky's adoring public can't wait to meet the lucky guy. But not even her biggest admirers are prepared for the terrible shock of his identity.Can she withstand the backlash of her fickle fanbase, or will Silky crumble under the scrutiny of the public eye?

My God Is It Raining Hard
by Wes Wightman
You will never make love to a marshmellow woman.

Friday Night Parking
by Steve Barker
After a 10 hour shift on a Friday night, the last thing anyone wants is to search for a parking spot. But that's not the worst of his problems, he's being stalked for an unknown reason.

Blinded
by Tracy Mumford
Drew is the first. The only. The one who seperates her raisin from her bran.

The Naked Guy
by Katherine Luck
Naked actors running wild, Howard Stern with a Southern drawl, the last non-Starbucks coffeeshop in town and dreaming of becoming a welder.



Flash Fiction

A Meditation On Voices Lost Or Stolen Only To Be Bought And Sold Like Chinese Babies
by DC Young


Toyko Train
by Travis Echert


The Jealous Policeman
by Nick Hill


Extras

Guided by Pollard
feature on Bob Pollard

Perry Bible Fellowship
comics by Nicholas Gurewitch

Illustrations by
Christopher Vena

 

Cover Artist Sasha Barr

Poetry

At Home
by Kate Ristau

from Postcards to Box 464:
January 18, 1943 & October 28, 1937

by Amanda Laughtland

Prime Numbers
by Bryn Gribben

Staunch Listrene Almond Weather
by J.D. Nelson

eyes:frozen/open
by J.D. Nelson

Thank You Daddy
by Jason Ashbaugh

Sticks and Stones
by Jason Ashbaugh

This Is How I'm Feeling
by Jason Ashbaugh

Fairy Bell #15
by Jason Ashbaugh

Blonde Bangs and Extra Cigarettes
by Rocco Lungariello

Eavesdropping
by Jeb Obrian

Buca Di Beetle
by Nicole Lowman

a poem for shitty gifts
by Brian McGuigan

Ink
by Chris Martin

Lightning Bolts Attacking Trees
by Liz Varley


Personal Essays

Friends Like That
by Nicole Sarrocco

Cat Head
by J. Kemble

Shopping In Bulk
by Melanie Pollak

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the Players: Publisher: Amy Christian, Editor: Nicole Lowman, Contributing Editors: Rina Eisenberg, Phil Vas, Art Coordinator: Kurt Stream, Web: J.Kemble