It would not be a stretch to say that Sabir Khalilov was the sole architect of his own downfall. Known as much for his brazen antics as for his paintings, Khalilov had finally and spectacularly lost the plot.… more
Tag Archives: Writing
Waiting for It
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Joseph BardinThe speaker says something about are you doing what you want in your life, or are you believing in yourself, or something along those lines, and I may as well have been struck by lightning, because the answer, I realize, in no uncertain terms is no, I’m not.… more
Frankie Would Be Almost Nine
FICTION by Rod Siino“I could hear the echoes of boys’ voices coming from the graveyard over fifteen years before. What I’d lost, I realized, was a chance… more
I Was a Stranger
FICTION by Andrew Bomback“I am almost twenty years out from that night when someone told me, in progressively hushed whispers, that he was watching me, and I wonder if I should have given myself so much distance before trying to chronicle those events… more
Rejection Notes #8: Franz Kafka
FICTION by Cameron FilasThe German-language existentialist finds that his work is deeply misunderstood…… more
BULLshot: Austin Hayden
FICTION by Pete WitteThe author of “Hunting” on the story’s first line… more
BULLshot: Matthew Baker
FICTION by Pete WitteThe author of “King’s Man” on how he thinks about writing details… more
BULLshot: Alex McElroy
FICTION by Pete WitteThe author of “The Collected Letters of Gerald Kingsley” talks about the story’s development… more
BULLshot: Forrest Anderson
FICTION by Pete WitteThe author of “American Vitality” on how he chose the epistolary form to tell this story… more
