May 7, 2013 | Poetry
2 Poems
Mike Young
None of us have those cats who go
viral meowing Springsteen songs...
May 7, 2013 | Fiction
from An Enquiry into the Origin of Lady Burke’s Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Kirby Johnson
The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the... more
May 6, 2013 | Food & Drink
It's Over Before You Know It
Lori Jakiela
Last week, my birthday passed without time to celebrate. No cake, no party. I’ve been working a lot. My daughter... more
May 3, 2013 | Breaking Bad fiction
Meth and the Genre Debate
Lucas Mann
Walter White is looking in the mirror when he hears a key in the door of his condo. He is smoothing a deep maroon shirt,... more
May 2, 2013 | Fiction
Don’t Be a Stupid Jerk
Tom McCartan
Everyone watched him walk to the guy. Everyone saw. They were all watching with their big stupid eyes that wouldn't let... more
May 1, 2013 |
May = National Poetry Month, y'all!
We know. We know. First we told you we didn’t publish poetry. And now look at us. Thanks to the fantastic Caleb... more
May 1, 2013 | Poetry
More Overly Accommodating Poetry Written to Answer a Question I've Tried to Imply That You Asked
Chelsea Martin
This poem is about death and, to some extent, life.
April 30, 2013 | BASEBALL
Hobart "Experts" Predict the 2013 MLB Season -- Jess Walter
Jess Walter
For the last couple of years, we've asked some of our favorite writers and... more
April 29, 2013 | BASEBALL
Hobart "Experts" Predict the 2013 MLB Season -- Baseball for Druggies by Jim Ruland
Jim Ruland
For the last couple of years, we've asked some of our... more
April 26, 2013 | BASEBALL
Hands of Grace
Jamie Yates
September 13, 1998
Murphy's was packed beyond any regard to occupancy regulations, and this made Evan both grateful and... more
April 25, 2013 | BASEBALL, Poetry
Portrait in the Mirror Behind the Bar
Rich Smith
Anyone who loves Tim loves him for the same reason.
He hit one home run. "Did you ever hit one?"
He'll... more
April 24, 2013 | BASEBALL
Life Ain’t Easy for a Girl Named Mickey
Courtney Preiss
"Mickey Mantle?" he says. "That can't be real. Your name is Mickey Mantle?"
April 23, 2013 | BASEBALL
Jonah, The Whale
Holly Wendt
It was March 6 when Jonah Jimenez threw a perfect game in Spring Training, ninety-four pitches all-told, and fifty more than any... more
April 22, 2013 | BASEBALL
Predictions
T.S. Flynn
We made it. The 2013 Major League Baseball season is right there in front of us, a vast expanse of fastballs and line drives, diving... more
April 19, 2013 | BASEBALL
Lisa De Leeuw Listens to a Dodgers Game, June 1989
William Boyle
She can hear the crowd humming through the speakers. The announcer is the same announcer she's... more
April 17, 2013 | movie reviews
A Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
Max
Derek Cianfrance’s intense crime drama A Place Beyond The Pines affected me in a way that a movie hasn’t in a long... more
April 16, 2013 | BASEBALL
The Umpire
Eric Nusbaum
The thought of home was more than he could bear. The sunk-in feeling of his recliner, the smell of Linda’s pot roast, the weight of her... more
April 15, 2013 | BASEBALL
Hobart "Experts" Predict the 2013 MLB Season -- Nick Mainieri
Nick Mainieri
For the last couple of years, we've asked some of our favorite writers and... more
April 14, 2013 | BASEBALL
Who Are These People? Very Short Stories About the New Faces Around the American League West
J. Ryan Stradal
April 13, 2013 | BASEBALL, A Phan's Notes
A Phan's Notes: The Twilight of Roy Halladay
Justin St. Germain
I’ve resolved this baseball season to watch every game played by my favorite team, the... more
April 12, 2013 | BASEBALL
After the At Bat
Jacob Euteneuer
To me, he was just Casey. The math teacher at the local high school. I went to school and played ball with his son, Patrick, since... more
April 11, 2013 | BASEBALL, Poetry
Chicago Cubs Sestina
Kelly Luce
"Do they still play the blues in Chicago / when baseball season rolls around?"
— Steve Goodman, "A Dying Cubs Fan's Last... more
