Issue.44

ZACH BUSCH I. Introduction In the 1996 Arthur episode “Buster Makes the Grade,” Arthur’s best friend Buster faces the daunting possibility of getting held back in school — if he…

JOE MADSEN Cal was too awake to sleep but too hungover to move. He kept his eyes shut, hoping to doze off again. But then he heard his phone buzz,…

ANTHONY REALE You can read Part 1 of the story here. Miriam woke with a start. Everything ached, from a splitting headache to what felt like stress fractures throughout her…

ALEXANDRA REALE Otis Redding was twenty-five years old when his third album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul was released. It’s an album that showcases Redding’s formidable skills as a songwriter…

MICHAEL DONNAY In the final scene of A Christmas Carol, after Ebenezer Scrooge has survived the hauntings of all three ghosts, the newly-reformed miser rushes to work in an attempt…

ARIANA TURNER        The Beginning of the Universe You begin at the beginning:an uncertain upbringingand a certain departure; youjourneyed from East to Westwith only a dog-eared map; youmade a list of…

In this issue, we discuss and examine the passage of time as a concept that has both a performative as well as a natural role in our lives. We’re interested…