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Issue V, Volume III

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

POETRY

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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

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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

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Doohinkus. "Elephant."

 

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

 

Jeremiah Stansbury. "TV Watcher." 

 

(c) Defenestration Magazine, 2006