8 comments to “Issue Twenty-Seven”
8 comments to “Issue Twenty-Seven”
  1. The piece by Christopher Vanjonack was brilliant. Where I grew up, I had to get mean fast, or I’d have been eaten alive, and I was impressed by the authors ability to capture the dark fury of youthful hate. He captured the feelings of savage elation with rare talent, and his description of the camaraderie of the hooligans was oddly spot on. I hope to see this in print.

  2. Wow, Chris Vanjonack’s piece was so elegantly short and sweet. There was no fluff literature there. Every sentence had weight and purpose and it made you feel like you were back in the 7th grade, immersed in that brutal world of underdeveloped morality. Every digression into the main character’s experiences really struck me as meaningful, relatable, and relevant and the imagery was so stark. I agree with the above post. I want to see this in print as well.

  3. ‘Reactions to a Punch in the Face’ opens with a twist. It set a false tone then abruptly changes mood. It’s relate-able from the very beginning. All of thinking ‘someone like me could never get more than seven pages into this thing’; wanting your old friend to act like himself; and being caught up in the heat of things; wanting to evoke a reaction; having the little things build up till you tip; and lusting for adrenaline. After relating to all of this it’s crazy to think of the actual context of which these things are happening. Print it!

  4. I enjoyed the succinct message in “Final Appearance” by Dave Morehouse. We all should be more brief but accurate in many of our interactions and conversations.

  5. I really enjoyed reading the piece Chris Vanjonack wrote. It made me shiver and it made me excited, feeling as if I was standing there beating up Johnny too. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop, I was very hooked into this short story. It’s writing pieces like this that will go far, and deserve to be printed.

  6. About the article by Jad Josey: I literally couldn’t stop reading it. I enjoyed the way it would ebb and flow from emotion to just the hint of suspense. It drew pictures in my mind! Thanks Jad!
    from: Tiff in Austin Texas

  7. About Jad Josey’s story “Beneath That Equal Sky:” The characters were so well-developed, so real, that I had tears in my eyes several times. His descriptions are exquisite.

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