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The Quicksands of Toyne (Working Title 9.1)

- By Written and Illustrated by Michael Dahlie

A Death in Toyne

In the summer of 1974 I watched an elderly man drag a wooden deck chair onto the beach just north of Toyne. He was from the area, I’d seen him before, so I didn’t bother to warn him that the place where he finally chose to stop and sit was near a limestone shelf that made the tidal pools dangerous. Apparently there’d long been a problem with fluvial peat mixing in the water just east of the beach, and the sand could turn almost to mud as the tide came in.

It was not until two hours later, when I was returning to the cottage I’d been renting, that I realized that I ought to have said something to the man—someone I now know to be named Timothy Llewelyn. There were nearly fifteen men standing hand in hand, forming...


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October 2024 Contributor Publications

- By Staff

Tess Lewis’s translation of Lutz Seiler’s Star 111 was released by New York Review Books. Tess Lewis’ translation work was published in our Summer 2020 issue.

Yuliia Iliukha released her novel, My Women, with the help of translator, Hanna Leliv. An excerpt of this novel is featured in our Fall 2024 issue.

Run with The Wind is Yui Kajita’s latest translation work. Kajita’s translation of several  was in our Fall 2024 issue.

Jolana Insana's poetry...



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More Beers for a Sober October

- By Marsha Bryant

I think I can finally stand me
Without a glass or a stein.
– Barton Sutter, “Sober Song”

 

Well, you know that a Sober October
For this beer reviewer’s a Noper.
Yet again—just for you—
I’ve imbibed more such brews.
Let me be your NA beer decoder.

You can still do your work with these beers,
Fill your glasses and raise them with cheers.
There are flavors galore,
So you might as well pour
One—or three! Here are some to revere.

1.

The Original Clausthaler’s glow
Is so golden. Tastes beery, not faux.
With some sweetness, it feels near
The crispness of Pilsner....


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Hey J.D., Thought You Might Like This!

- By Jim Hicks

The Honorable James David Vance, United States Senate
288 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

September 19, 2024

Dear Senator Vance,

I have to admit it. When I first came across that sound-bite moment from your recent interview with Dana Bash, I thought it was a hoot. “If I have to create stories [. . .], then that’s what I’m going to do!” Really? I teach fiction, I publish fiction, and, on occasion, I even write it—though when I do, I never claim to be doing otherwise. That would be lying. And that would be wrong.

Sorry. I’m being unfair. That whopper of a hot dog you served...


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