Issue V, Volume III
(V, LIKE V FOR VENDETTA. MY GOD, THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES.)

Poetry

Frank Critelli. "Long Confessional Poems."

Kevin Doran. "Summer's Day in Ireland."

Quentin B. Huff. "Quirks of Grammar & Keyboard."

Bill Mehlman. "Philosophical Sonnet I."

Christian Ward. "Absinth."

Prose

Tom Becker. "The Thing on My Balcony."
There's this thing - a terrifying, evil presence - living on my balcony.

Ralph Nieves-Bryant. "The New iPod."
Since the creation of the iPod in 2001, we have been releasing a brand new model every 13 days.

Luigi Fairbanks. "When Christ Joined the Picket Line."
They all had signs-the kind on sticks with bright red letters.

Thomas David Lisk. "Schopenhauer Shopping."
The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer appeared in a Wisconsin supermarket recently, where he was seen by at least one local woman.

Ryan Nemeth. "Ask Mr. Bargain."
Lately, my fiancée has been going on and on about cell phones. I personally don't know the difference between cell phones and ordinary coin-operated telephones. What are they all about?

Visuals

Doohinkus. "Elephant."

Susan Major. "Fueling the Debate on Drivers Licenses for Crustaceans."

Jeremiah Stansbury. "TV Watcher."

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