The Grand Canyon was not inevitable, but now it's irreversible. That's the idea behind the term "entrenched meander," or another name for a river valley carved deep into the rock. The process begins when the river is young and the terrain is flat; millions of years pass before the canyon is fixed, or entrenched. If you could change your path, would you?
This issue features an interview with Tricia Romano, the author of the new and acclaimed The Freaks Came Out To Write. We also have satire from Reuben Dendinger and Vanessa Ogle; soulful poems from Monday Night Open Mic superstars John Deming and Jada Gordon; a lurid piece of gothic erotica from GD Dess; and more rococo brilliance from Christopher Chambers.
This is Issue 20.