Feature Story Tithonus’ Drone: Myth, Loss and Memory in Phoenix Springs By KM Nelson • January 27th, 2026 What is the point of a memorial to the dead if there is no one to receive it?
Feature Excerpt Grad School is the Scariest Part: On Re-Animator By Alexander B. Joy • January 26th, 2026 Re-Animator’s gory packaging and squeamish set pieces mask a trenchant – and accurate – sendup of all the reasons why graduate school is a toxic mess.
Talkin’ About Stuff By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 19th, 2026 Catchin’ up on some TV and movies.
Dark Tower By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 12th, 2026 Can you defeat the tower before the tower defeats you?
Interlinked Fragile Traditions By Phoenix Simms • January 9th, 2026 Porcelain as a material metaphor is a way to emphasize not just legacy, but the hands-on and time-consuming craft that creates objects of precious worth.
Inspired Wonder: The Old King’s Crown is a Game Created of Chance and Circumstance By Luis Aguasvivas • December 22nd, 2025 As I learned its rules and played in its brutal world of decaying decadence and factional opportunism, I entered a state of jamais vu.
Interlinked Negative Spatial Awareness By Phoenix Simms • December 9th, 2025 Environmental storytelling and puzzles are at their best when they’re kept simple and almost subliminal.
