Joel Hochstrasser
“Pony Boy,” by Joel Hochstrasser
JOEL HOCHSTRASSER is an aspiring artist and writer currently attending Pierce College in Washington state. While you’re more likely to see Sasquatch shopping for furniture at your local Ikea than to see Joel out in broad daylight, he does enjoy walking along the water when the sun is setting. He loves seeing the content that others create, as well as putting his own out into the world.
Jim Gary
(photo by Mike Sweeney)
JIM GARY (1939 – 2006) was a New Jersey sculptor known for figures (often dinosaurs) compiled from old car parts. This “Garysaurus” sculpture (one of many Garysaurses) lives near the Roadside Diner in Wall Township, New Jersey. (Photo credit: Mike Sweeney)
Mr. Punkincheeks, Devourer of Souls (and Snickers)
Welcome to issue One Hundred Two. The pieces in these pages share a contemplative tone, reflecting on the past, evaluating the present, and speculating on what is yet to come. Gavin Broom returns with a lovely and subtle seaside story, and C. M. Donahue imagines a lunar adventurer’s final moments in free verse. Heather Santo‘s flash fiction explains how science and art collaborate in the realm of the beyond. Askold Skalsky‘s sonnet explores the distance between desire and reality, and Emily Williamson‘s blank verse poem turns a landfill into a time machine. And if it’s straight-up horror you’re looking for, Predra6 has you covered with this month’s cover art.
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