July Fiction Contest Winner :: Breaking the Law
August 11, 2014
Wildfire by Karim Zelenka The TVs on the corner were telling lies again. Throngs of people left their homes and…
Conversations on Theater: Parlor Plays
May 7, 2014
Orange is the new safe word, or in this case, orange is the safe word in an all-woman-acted play called…
Novel Excerpt: These Days by Margo Christie
April 30, 2014
Today I am Happy to feature an excerpt from Margo Christie’s novel, These Days, These Days is a semi-autobiographical romp…
Excerpt: Mother’s Day at The Orphanage by David Leigh Abts and Michael Shattuck
April 15, 2014
Artwork by Carly Silverman, MICA 06 “Mothers Day at The Orphanage” is collection of semi-autobiographical short stories about odd jobs, fake…
Poetry: Sam Reiser
April 1, 2014
SIGNALING THROUGH THE FIRE 1. There is a sad tune playing in the melodica of my heart. You can blow…
Mark Cugini Talks About His New Collection of Poems, I’m Just Happy To Be Here
March 25, 2014
D.C. poet, publisher, and all-around tornado of enthusiasm and goodness, Mark Cugini, is alive and happy about it. He wants…
Fiction: Heather Rounds
March 18, 2014
IN CASE YOU SEARCH FOR DEATHWORMS IN MONGOLIA Go in June or July, those wet days known as the worm’s active…
Parallel Practice at the BMA
February 26, 2014
Life is uncertain. We create habits and worldviews to soften the fear of the unknown. What if we learned to…
Why This Empty Bottle Is As Hollow As My Soul by Carl Kuleck
February 19, 2014
His name was Matt, but to protect the anonymity of the subject we’ll call him Natt. He was the boss…
Poetry: 2 by Patrick Trotti
February 11, 2014
you say I, i say i i write without capital letters not for effect or affect but because I’m unsure…
Lung Picnic by Quincy Rhoads
February 4, 2014
Kieran went out to lunch with his body—specifically his lungs and his balls. They met at the greasy spoon by…
Fiction: 2 by Charlotte Benedetto
January 28, 2014
Queen Anne Mall Incident An attractive young woman is disciplining her child for whining outside a toy store in a…
Poetry: 2 by Sarah Jane Miller
January 15, 2014
Everyone’s Birthday A miraculous riverboat divides the clustered flock of walleye fish, those scaled lions ponderously vast. Here cries…
Rafael Alvarez’s Tales From The Holy Land
January 7, 2014
Rafael Alvarez’ third collection of fiction, Tales From the Holy Land, opens Baltimore’s last century up like a cadaver,…
Poetry: 2 by Jenny O’Grady
November 21, 2013
The Captain’s Habit Ignores the nipping of his late wife’s twin Pomeranians, brushes their concerns away with two slides of…
Poetry: 2 by Amanda McCormick
October 10, 2013
Great Daylight Fireball, 1972 plain vigor dazzle a supple sky nice to see someone make a far flash all to…
Poetry: 2 by Fitz Fitzgerald
September 26, 2013
The following poems are part of the Thing to Do in Baltimore series of poems by Fitz Fitzgerald. We’ll be posting…
If I Broke It :: Poetry :: Amy Arthur
September 4, 2013
Illustration by Carabella Sands If I Broke It If my mind didn’t sail immediately past release to…
