IF MY BOOK: Buildings Without Murders, Dan Gutstein
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Dan Gutstein writes...
View ArticleSomeone I Admire
Erin Lyndal Martin “The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is the character of the individual walking the path.” —Travis Alexander I’ve been doing this workbook called Half of a...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: Walking with the Ineffable, Stephani Nur Colby
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Stephani Nur Colby...
View ArticleMime Power
Sara Levine My first decent high school job was with a mime troupe called Shenanigans, founded by Darren Millinger. It started with him and his brother doing birthday parties. Word got around that they...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: The Shape-Shifter’s Guide to Time Travel, Mark Budman
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Mark Budman writes...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: The Inexplicable Grey Space We Call Love, Chuck Augello
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Chuck Augello writes...
View ArticleMake Me a Robot
Minyoung Lee Her morning routine for the last four hundred years: Unplug herself from bed. Check if her organs have enough battery for the day. Pay her respects to those who have died in front of her...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: Little Feasts, Jules Archer
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Jules Archer writes...
View ArticleStriptease
Chelsea Stickle The first penis I ever saw was my father’s. It was an accident. He called for my mother, and we opened our bedroom doors across the hallway at the same time. My eyes fell instinctively...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: Heartland Calamitous, Michael Credico
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Michael Credico writes...
View ArticleA Basic Skincare Routine for the End of the World
Ellen Rhudy L’Oréal Enzymatic Cleansing Cream: Splash cold water over your face, rub the cleansing cream in for 2–3 minutes. The enzymes soften and relax your skin, easing the furrow that has reemerged...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: K, Ted O’Connell
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Ted O’Connell writes...
View ArticleWhen the Quarantine Ends
Nick Arvin Rick steps outside and exults at the breeze in his face, the quivering trees, the scudding clouds. As he gazes upward, however, he notices a sensation of lightness. His arms seem to rise of...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: Dare to Matter: Lessons in Living a Large Life, Shifra Malka
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Shifra Malka writes...
View ArticleSo Much to Love
Gary Fincke Cal’s driveway was long and unpaved, curving around the pond that formed a border at the bottom edge of his three acres. Halfway up, I could see him wave from the back patio as I slowed for...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: The Distance from Four Points, Margo Orlando Littell
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Margo Orlando Littell...
View ArticleBleeding Girls Initiation Ritual
Claire Polders We arrive in the dark at the shortest night and cluster away from the pyre. We are nameless and unsure, bleeding without a wound. We count: forty of us against three of them. Still, we...
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: Directory, Christopher Linforth
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Christopher Linforth...
View ArticleMy Mother, Her Face, and Her Eyes
Ryan Bradford The landing is awful. Our plane skids, wings tilt, the woman next to me pukes. “Sorry about that, folks,” the pilot says over the intercom. “The storm.” The only explanation he gives....
View ArticleIF MY BOOK: The Heart Keeps Faulty Time, Siân Griffiths
Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released books by comparing them to weird things. This week Siân Griffiths writes...
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