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On the Road Again

On the Road Again

Eight years ago, I left my home in Virginia for a temporary life in Texas. This is the unabridged story of that 1,300-mile trip.

Posted on February 5, 2023February 7, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn Experiences17 Minutes Read

Third Annual Mikeys

Third Annual Mikeys

The editor’s favorite art consumed in 2022.

Posted on January 3, 2023January 4, 2023 by Mike SchoeffelIn Culture13 Minutes Read

Fiction: “Now Walt”

Fiction: “Now Walt”

It’s terrible, Walt thought, the way humans chew up the world wherever they go. Gnashing through the Earth like one big chomping mouth.

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction6 Minutes Read

Fiction: ‘In the Middle of All This’

Fiction: ‘In the Middle of All This’

A man named Rabbit who’s missing a pinky finger wakes up in his garage apartment in West Texas.

Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction32 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘Stuck in Arizona with the Low Hope Blues Again’

Fiction Pick: ‘Stuck in Arizona with the Low Hope Blues Again’

The dream is always the same. I’m stuck in Mesa and it’s the last place I want to be.

Posted on March 7, 2021July 21, 2021 by Andy MoonIn Essays & Fiction16 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘Cincinnati Does Not Exist’

Fiction Pick: ‘Cincinnati Does Not Exist’

Jo never thought of himself as a river guy, per se, yet one morning he awoke in a canoe, floating down a body of water that clearly was a river.

Posted on December 26, 2020January 7, 2021 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction20 Minutes Read

Protected: Biden, Trump and the Great Broom of Time

Protected: Biden, Trump and the Great Broom of Time

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Posted on November 3, 2020February 10, 2021 by Andy MoonIn Culture10 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: ‘The Old Caver’

Fiction Pick: ‘The Old Caver’

Arturo was nearly an old caver and dreaded becoming like the men who would drink rum and share their own legends throughout the night.

Posted on October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 by Kyle PerrottiIn Essays & Fiction12 Minutes Read

Fiction Pick: A Couple of Parables

Fiction Pick: A Couple of Parables

Andy Moon’s two most recent works of short fiction: “The Genius” and “The Dungeon.”

Posted on October 18, 2020October 19, 2020 by Andy MoonIn Essays & Fiction5 Minutes Read

Realizing Evil: Millenials and 9/11

Realizing Evil: Millenials and 9/11

I grew up believing the world was a nurturing place. September 11 obliterated that worldview.

Posted on September 12, 2020October 19, 2020 by Mike SchoeffelIn Essays & Fiction6 Minutes Read

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