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Dolly Parton warbles sentimental carols. Triggers Yuletide parental invitation. Grandma is in her grave. Holiday hosting? The torch must be passed. So it is. Christmas Eve, we dine en famille…

A velvet patterned Thanksgiving dress drops over my bulletproof vest. Sports bra over black mesh restricts buckle bulges. The vest’s bulky belt further puffs flaring skirt. Meant to hold guns,…

  This week, the Boston Globe has rallied 200 newspapers nationwide to run editorials on freedom of the press in response to Trump’s indictment of the media as “the enemy…

In a cherry harvest month of unabashed hedonism, I make and eat two cherry pies by myself. Dive in with a dessert fork. Not even bothering to cut them into…

  HELLO MUSSOLINI runs Mondays and Wednesdays as a part of The New Comics.  Want to be considered for The New Comics? Send work to Comics Curator Keith McCleary via the Entropy submissions page. HELLO MUSSOLINI: Your Guide…

  HELLO MUSSOLINI runs Mondays and Wednesdays as a part of The New Comics.  Want to be considered for The New Comics? Send work to Comics Curator Keith McCleary via the Entropy submissions page. HELLO MUSSOLINI: Little Old…

HELLO MUSSOLINI runs Mondays and Wednesdays as a part of The New Comics.  Want to be considered for The New Comics? Send work to Comics Curator Keith McCleary via the Entropy submissions page. HELLO MUSSOLINI: Hitler in the…

HELLO MUSSOLINI runs Mondays and Wednesdays as a part of The New Comics.  Want to be considered for The New Comics? Send work to Comics Curator Keith McCleary via the Entropy submissions page. HELLO MUSSOLINI: Trump Visits Hitler…

HELLO MUSSOLINI is a new ongoing feature that runs Mondays and Wednesdays as a part of The New Comics. Read our 2017 interview with the creator here. Want to be considered…

TIM RAYMOND teaches high school in South Korea. His fiction is forthcoming in Salt Hill, New South, and other places. He is the co-founder of the Problem House short story…

A Personal Account of Post-Election Loss I.   The eclipse darkened the sky and drained the color from our skin. We were leaden statues standing in the pale grass. Every…

Image Credit: Liat Berdugo, Hat Credit: Lee Tusman   Often we work with holes. In understanding. Often set out without knowing where. Often distrust narratives. Never need struggle over the…

It would be wise, I think, to keep these introductory comments brief. Steve Erickson’s innovative, eloquent, and downright visionary fiction has been inspiring other storytellers* for over 30 years. His…

I bake Tiramisu Cupcakes for the housewarming of my new home in Reno, Nevada. Realize there’s an essay under the frosting when I spy the red welt between my breasts.…