Unshod Quills

11/25/2013

Almost a year ago I discovered this photo series at Kiasma - The Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki, Finland. Photographers, Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen came up with something truly peculiar an...

11/22/2013

Yes, Dena Rash Guzman is so talented and Unshod Quills is one of the more innovative lit zines. This is a great write up, James.

11/21/2013

With difficult sadness, we announce the end of Unshod Quills. Please click the link for more information and for what can only be called undying gratitude to all of you.

http://unshodquills.com/a-precious-experiment-unshod-quills-june-2011-november-2013/

11/08/2013

I baited my line and thought of a woman
who would carry my body over the threshold
of our small white house simply with her eyes
because I had brought something home,
for her, for us, our boys at my side
while one fish was divided and indeed did feed many—

I would drive the pre-dawn dark to stake / my spot to fish for dinner, to numb my hands in the ice / bucket, to pluck, from the neat stack, a herring, / to fit the skullcap and pierce the eye with a toothpick,

11/06/2013

Lit champ KSamp book review at Bustle. http://www.bustle.com/articles/8284-kevin-sampsells-this-is-between-us-a-look-into-love-and-loneliness-in-relationships

10/31/2013

’25 Things Made From Skin,’ the maniac cooed into the Buzzfeed editor’s ear. - contributor Gregory Crosby

10/28/2013

The always lovely Thrush Poetry Journal.

We Dissolve Separately Kristin George Bagdanov The City in the Distance Stacey Balkun Two Poems Nick Courtright Two Poems Geffrey Davis Dear Jenny Portia Elan After...

10/28/2013

What is sobering about this booming business is that, as a group of oncologists wrote earlier this year, “most anti-cancer drugs provide minor survival benefits, if at all.” They often (but not always) reduce the size of inoperable tumors, but they rarely eradicate the disease.

10/27/2013

behold this gem by contributor Molly Gaudry

My mother hands me two brochures: one for ballet and one for gymnastics. I don’t speak English—I am still new to America—but I understand enough to know that I am to choose.

10/25/2013

And when I was a soldier out there in the mire
We fought FOR running women and to save their homes from fire.

Having said that I have great respect for those who risked or gave all for what they Believe. On ALL sides. Just wish we hadn't needed to.

10/25/2013

Local model citizens are showcasing their works in 20 rooms and sparking discussions about a more sustainable Las Vegas!