This month AC Wise reviews stories of water, transformation, and family — particularly the relationship between mothers and daughters.
Read MoreWords for Thought #4Andrius Kavalauskas, the last magician of Lithuania, closed the door and rested his head against the wood as the nurse’s footsteps faded away. He smelled cabbage and pork cooking from the apartment across the hallway and knew that in a few hours he would find a plate of food sitting by his door. Daina was a good neighbor, a good friend.
Read MorePaskutinis Iliuzija (The Last Illusion)An interview with our cover artist.
Read MoreInterview with Cover Artist Marcela BolívarDr. Atchison never trimmed his nose hairs. That was the first thing Emmeline Kalberg hated about him. There were other reasons to hate him, of course: his condescending tone, his haughty manner, the way he’d tear apart your room when you were out at group therapy — all in the name of "mental health," of course.
Read MoreStay Crazy (Excerpt)She scrabbled in the dirt, sifting through dust piles, raising turrets and smashing castles. Her hands were coated with grime, the mud dark in the lines of her palms. Pushing her skirt up around her thighs, she examined her socks, gray with grit. She crouched down closer to the earth, and pressed both hands, fingers spread out, into the impressionable ground.
Read MoreI Remember Your FaceA conversation with indie actor Christopher Soren Kelly about his numerous iconic roles.
Read MoreINK, The Frame, and Christopher Soren KellyYou want to fall.
You want to fall up, sideways, diagonal — towards the sun, or the moons, or the asteroid field. Out here in the vast pin-pricked black, it all feels like falling down.
Read MoreFall to HerAn interview with this month's featured author.
Read MoreInterview with A. Merc RustadWelcome to issue 87!
Read MoreWords from the Editor-in-Chief