Features
August Contributors
David Estringel and Colin Gee
interview with writer alexei raymond
by David Estringel
“For my ideas, I try to remember the most unforgettable emotions or experiences life offered me and those around me. I then try to transmute those into literary artifacts.”
excerpts from ‘robinson crusoe maybe’
by Colin Gee
“I discovered that in the year 1661 or 2 there was no secret entrance to any enchanted underground lagoon upon the SE cindertop, and I should know because we spent several days up there rooting around, as Quaker Bill is my witness.”
wrapped
by Michaela Brady
“…do not for a second believe any tool developed under capitalism can summarize your minute, magnificent time on Earth without seeking a piece of you in return.”
review of ‘the fire within’ by chiara maxia
by Red, EIC of Alien Buddha Press
“…this chapbook is a slam dunk for The Opiate Books. It is sharp, strange, and deeply relatable. A spicy, barefoot page-turner that will sit comfortably on any poetry lover’s shelf.”
the surrealism highway: a review of steve gergley’s ‘the great atlantic highway’
by Hugh Blanton
“If Kafka passed a torch from his insurance company office, Gergley is bearing it now in a CVS breakroom with his own modern twists.”
the school of hard knocks: 14 suggestions for aspiring poets and writers
by Ron Whitehead
“1) Join a writing group. Outgrow it as soon as possible.”
A weekly, serialized chapbook by Allister Nelson
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