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“The Tribes” [by Jim Dolot]
The Tribes The round table of prepositions jumps out at Valetsky.The triangular table of verbs kneels to Goldberg.The hexagonal table of adjectives opts for Kaminsky.The two-dimensional table of nouns carries on with Edelstein.The septagonal…
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Julien Strong: Pick of the Week [ed. Terence Winch]
_______________________________________________________ Height Each year I lose a little more of it, the spaces between the vertebrae…
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A Man of Many Words, and Every One Mattered: Robert A. Gottlieb (1931-2023) [by Mindy Aloff]
Bob Gottlieb, a New Yorker who edited The New Yorker, died the other day, just a fortnight after he had turned 92. He made his name as a book editor, first at Simon &…
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“Thank You for Your Service” [by Thikasa Postz, trans. Alexander Nimrod]
Thank You for Your Service I don't know if I ever tol' you this, but back in the day I went on a t-ball trip to Vietnam with the USO to entertain the…
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The Doves, The Clown, & The Camel [by Mitch Sisskind]
Under the aegis of Joey Aiuppa (Doves Aiuppa,Joey The Doves Aiuppa, Mourning Doves Aiuppa)No one could be killed (whacked) in Elmwood Park So you had…