When I see vultures gorging on the surplus of our society, I wonder if they are judging us. I believe thanks to vultures and other carrion lovers, we don’t always have to judge ourselves. They effectively remove a problem. But they feed on rotten meat… Continue reading Vultures
“If this is all we were to each other—mere vessels to catch the overflow, mute as clay, incapable of response—elbow-to-elbow living would not be so taxing. But we do not, alas, just gape at the misshapen fruit. We turn it over in our hands, we nibble and gnaw, we even bite into it, honing our teeth.” Continue reading Loving My Neighbor
They sit on the curb just past the customs booth: three dudes staring into the distance, faces hangdog, eyes vacant. Dreadlocks flow down their backs and rest limp on the sidewalk beside their bodies, looking like unearthed roots withering for lack of soil. Above them, the flags of two nations whip in a stiff breeze, while twenty yards off loom the struts and cables … Continue reading Story of the Ghost
It’s a matter of tweaking the code. Continue reading Malfunction
In Thailand, Muay Thai is both a person’s lifestyle and their identity. Continue reading Fighting is for Girls
The beauty and terror of desert life. Continue reading Acequia Madre
How old are you? Do your parents know you do this? Continue reading Five Questions Everyone Asks a Stripper
The author visits an Eduardo Paolozzi exhibit. Continue reading Horizon of Expectations
Revolution is one thing to observe, but another to live through. Continue reading What is Possible
The abandoned city of Varosha reflects the power and the limits of human conflict. Continue reading Forbidden Zone
Marilyn Martin is our featured nonfiction writer for volume 5. We are proud to feature her latest essay in this issue, “Chameleons,” about a road trip her father took her family on in the 1960s. An excerpt from the essay appears below: We had been driving forever. Outside my window, trees covered in Spanish moss flashed by. The last time I’d walked on solid ground was at a rest stop in South … Continue reading Interview with Marilyn Martin
