“The explosion of drugs like meth and crack in Rural America has torn away at the psyche of each and every small town… more
Author Archives: BULL Author
Notes on a Quarter-Life Crisis
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Connor Ferguson“A year and a half ago, I had a quarter-life crisis. If you read this step-by-step strategy guide — and with a little luck and determination — you can have one, too.… more
Hiroshima Restored
FICTION by Alan Guzzetti“Spectacularly risen from the ashes, a sparkling monument with a catostrophic past… more
Plastic Cactus
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Pete Stevens“Lucky came from Egypt, the land of pharaohs and Cleopatra. Now he was dead in a box in a hole in Midland, Michigan, U.S.A. … more
An Uneasy Heaven
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Matt Briggs“The nearest pizza to Heaven can be purchased with an American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA at Messina’s Restaurant? in the Cressona Mall in Pennsylvania… more
Felix and the Gumbo
FICTION by Travis M. Kiger“He also put into the pot: redfish that was cut into little squares, shrimp, crab meat, sausage, bay leaves, celery, onions, and beer among other things… more
Portrait of Bullwhip
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Barrett Hathcock“I grabbed the whip and let it loose in the garage, let it slither around my feet, and then I took it out into the carport.… more
Get a Grip on Yourself
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Christopher Evans“I grab the stack of mags and settle into the chair, immediately trying not to think about how many other bare asses have sweated in it… more
The Pine Barrens at Night
FICTION by John Crawford“Our friend said he wasn’t feeling right, that he didn’t trust himself to be alone. This isn’t the first time he’s called in a moment of crisis. We don’t want to leave a man behind, so we go… more
Reckonings
FICTION by John Thornton Williams“Some threw rotten fruit, so Sanchez rode abreast with the boy to shield what he could, but the boy and his horse were hit aplenty… more
