Issue.40

When I was first put in touch with Nick Popkey over the Summer, I had no idea that we’d be collaborating on his material for the next four to five…

KELLEY KIDD Katanga The girl and I grew up together. My first memories are of her wrapping me up in her small arms and bringing me home with her. She…

CAITLIN OUANO You can read Part 1 of the story here. Sonya’s lessons were always interesting, and Trish soon had her own composition book filled with notes, documenting plants and…

ITUA UDUEBO The employment of language in the service of inequality is a practice that we’ve engaged in since the earliest civilizations. Systems of hierarchy require effective socialization, and individual…

MICHAEL DONNAY Airplanes had heralded its coming — passing low over the center of town last week to drop flyers announcing the circus’ impending arrival. The handbills began appearing a…

KATIE ROSENGARTEN The world of fiction is arguably where animals shine brightest. That, and when their lives are dramatically narrated by Sir David Attenborough’s mellifluous RP accent. Unchained from the…

NICHOLAS POPKEY You can read Part 1 of the story here.You can read Part 2 of the story here. “Order up, principesa,” Adrian said, sliding a hot plate through the…

In this issue, we consider the ways non-humans, in particular animals, are used/invoked in performance to convey meaning, including how we as humans often compare and contrast ourselves with animals…