Fiction

Short narrative fiction comics "drawn in style of engraving (which may or may not be so) written and drawn by Amy "moist" Ahlstrom"

A philiosophical zine with entries on fate, lying, underemployment, and fire.<br />

A collection of short stories and itineraries on South-meets-Midwest cultural differences, strained familial and romantic relationships, catching up with old friends, dead rats tied together at the tail, and various things to do with vegetables, including shooting string beans at strangers through a straw, and searching for things like sunglasses, grits, and skunk-apes.

THE2NDHAND publishes short work by the established, the first timers, and those in between.

&ldquo;Old Gloves is a beautifully imagined and deeply engaging novel, which shows felt life in all of its many complexities... The narrative unfolds across several continents with an interesting and individualized cast of characters.&quot;

Reporter Charley Hubbs has left almost everything of his former life behind--even part of his memory. Now Charley has the story that any reporter would kill for. Problem is, he might have done just that--and his name has moved from the bylines to the headlines. Enlisting the aid of seductive, whip-smart bartender Elizabeth "Lizzy" Zapler, he makes a daring courthouse escape. From that point on, it's a race against time for the truth. Along the way, Charley discovers that he can run, but not hide, from his past. Against the backdrop of Chicago's storied Wrigley Field, a baseball shrine cursed by a billy goat, Charley is caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that plays out in two seasons--one of futility and the other of hope.

&quot;Billy Jones and his dad have a score to settle. Up in Chicago, Billy drowns his past in Booze. In South Carolina, his father saddles up for a drive to reclaim him. Caught in this perfect storm is a ragged assortment of savants: shape-shifting doctor, despairingly bisexual bombshell, tiara-crowned trumpeter, zombie senator. A stampede is coming for them all, and it's carrying the weight of America's forgotten revolutionary heritage.&quot; - from back cover.

Newsletter of the Green Lantern Gallery & Press, highlighting upcoming & recent events and the philosophy of alternative art spaces. Words and art from current exhibitions at the Green Lantern Gallery, artist and curatorial statements, upcoming events, guest pieces from other "culture workers," as well as text pieces based loosely around the theme of the current exhibition in collaboration with the artist.

A collection of fiction excerpts, comics, events, photos, and Marginal Notions.

A sort-of-newsletter from Chicago's Green Lantern Gallery & Press, a slightly intentionally disjointed collection of news, events, and general ruminations.