An explanatory text. A reality without external comparison. In this simplified environment, made mainly of two types, the first of the two types, according to interpretations of rewritten histories, were Jammers. And then, according to these histories, there was a group called Slammers upon comparison.

Jammer Slammer

Kuszyk, R. Nicholas

Literature & Fiction

Makeout Creek Books

Eleven stories by Andrew Blossom. Subjects as follows. The Mantis. A businessman. A friendship. A pack of chimpanzees. A computer. A hell beast. A painting. A skunk-ape. A weird quest. The Unicorn. The past.

I've Got a Message for You and You're Not Going to Like It: Stories

Blossom, Andrew

Thirty-six authors, thirty-six stories, five years in the making. All inspired by one singular rock-and-roll album. Featuring short fiction from X.C. Atkins, Tom Batten, John Beckman, Andrew Blossom, Belle Boggs, Brian Castleberry, Clay McLeod Chapman, Taryn Chesshire, Matthew C. Crady, Dennis Danvers, Tom De Haven, Phillip Feger, Katy Resch George, David Gordon, Smith Henderson, Julie Karr, Greg Koehler, Chad Luibl, Lauren Maas, Tyler Magill, Muki Mahan, Lauren Sullivan McCarty, J.W. Morison, Shannon O'Neill, Howard Owen, Conrad Ashley Persons, Amira Pierce, Hermine Pinson, Mike Powell, Sarah Elaine Smith, April Sopkin, Matthew Stuart, Rebecca Taylor, Merve Thomas, Rebecca Wadlinger and Nate Waggoner. Edited by Andrew Blossom. Cover art by Mandy Dunn Sampson. 432 pages.

The Evil One: Stories

Set largely in Richmond, Virginia, these 27 interlinked stories follow Levy Bahm as he navigates education, love, race, work, drink and violence, and strives to understand his place in a universe that's mostly uncaring yet still somehow beautiful.

Grace Street Alley & Other Stories

Atkins, X.C.

United States

The pilot episode of Twin Peaks first aired on April 8, 1990. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in April 2015, we asked contributors to create whatever homage felt appropriate to them. The results, collected here, include work inspired by the experience of watching Twin Peaks, by the world portrayed within the show, by the enduring mythology of the show--and also by the wide array of feelings Twin Peaks causes its viewers to experience. In other words, not all of the pieces here are directly about Twin Peaks. If it felt resonant to the artist or writer, it worked for us. Please enjoy. We'll see you in the trees.

Makeout Creek Seven: The Lonesome Foghorn Blows