Artwork by Sarah Sunshine Scott
In this issue, we get out the glitter and the construction paper. We get crafty.
And so much more. For Our Next Trick…
Features
Lost Circus
Freak Show Cabaret
Cakeface
Bubble Gum Slut
Banana Hotel
Guerilla Fashionista
Glitter Bomber
Editor’s Roundup
You saw us, you liked us, you joined the fray, and we are delighted. We are honored. We are blown away by your talent. You’re artists & outsiders too. This reality gets lost in the writer’s quest for publication. It’s so good to see you!
- Mouse King by Marz Sappler, editor of Open Sewers
- Mouseketeer War Diary, editor of Viridian Door Lit
- TBA by Editor of 100 Subtexts
- TBA by Editor of Funemployment Press
- TBA by Editor of the anthology Dreams In Hiding
- TBA, Editor of The Iron Kne
- TBA Pink Zombie Rose by Editor of Cream Scene (Maybe a Beppi comic!)
Fiction
We said we wanted weird and you delivered. You heard we liked magical realism so you bewitched. But how in the wild hell did you know this issue had a whole arts & craft section? It’s such delicious synchronicity that we have fiction on voyeuristic crayons, dubious pens & enchanted paper crafts.
- Sweet Tooth by Mar Ovsheid
- Street Show Magic by Lori D’Angelo
- Orange Crayon by Omar King
- Origami Flight by Gary Bernstein
- Craftsmanship by Sarah Little
- One Lip To Earth & One Lip To Heavan by Olivia Lucca Fraser
- The Mouse King by Marz Sappler, editor of Open Sewers
- Mouseketeer War Diary, editor of Viridian Door Lit
- TBA by Editor of 100 Subtexts
- TBA by Editor of Funemployment Press
- TBA by Editor of the anthology Dreams In Hiding
- TBA, Editor of The Iron Knee
- TBA Pink Zombie Rose by Editor of Cream Scene (Maybe a Beppi comic!)
Poetry
Our poetry offerings are playful, experimental and oddball. Transgressive & inscrutable. Multisensory, visual, sometimes musical.
- Restless – a block poem by Jake Price (Visual)
- Venispunks – an orgy of sound (Art & sound by surprise guest) Maenad
- God Loves Fornicators by Laszlo Aranyi (Visual hybrid)
- Rabies Spread By Authorities, by Laszlo Aranyi (Visual)
- Pedophile Jesus, by Laszlo Aranyi
- Three Iridescent Tones by Bruce Reisner (Art by Omar King)
- The Aphonic Awards For Awkwardness by Colin James
- Arsonist (Art by Jesse D. Karshner)
- Pants on Fire by Nathan Keller (Art by Kafe)
- Ampersand by Sky VanGunten (Visual / Katy’s “Richard Scarry for Adults”)
- Thicc by Sabrine (art by Sarah Sunshine Scott)
- The Silly Cartoon by Dia VanGunten (set to music by Sky VanGunten)
- Geraldine, by Dia VanGunten (set to music, another sibling collab)
Crafty
We have two old school snail interviews with the Bubblegum Slut, former teenage zinester. In her honor, we went for “bedroom floor of an adolescent girl.”
Oh boy, do we deliver on that vibe…
- DIY Collage Quilt by Beppi
- DIY, Sticker Halter Top by Kafe
- DIY Paper Surgery by The Paper Surgeon
- DIY Zine, by Catherine Gantt
- Paper Dolls by Erin A. Ellis
- Punk Valentines by Jesse Davis Karshner
A Few Stories about Art Supplies
- Orange Crayon by Omar King
- Origami Flight by Gary Bernstein
- Craftsmanship by Sarah Little
More
- Janne Karlsson doodles on vintage porn.
- An Interview with the Glitter Artist, Sue Zola.
Columns
5 rousing rambles – The Sunday AM Punk Rock Gospel.
In his debut playlist, Chris shoots for “Anything But Love Songs.” but he’s more romantic than he realized.
Mike’s first Mix Tape is horny for break up sex.
The premier of Lewk n’ Tell: Kaycee’s dress is a carnival carousel!
Premier of Bill High The Nigh Guy: Science of Skunk
The Stoner Chef makes a weed-infused chocolate mousse, using a cream emulsion and the results knocked his socks off. He described it as “the best edible since The Legendary Amsterdam Space Cakes of 1998.”
In Devilish, our resident satanist takes on on a walk through the redwoods.
We said we wanted an astrology comic, but weird, and Anthony Acri said, “Hold my vino.” Based on the myth-centered Latin calendar, part comic, part mythology, only as “useful” as normal astrology, unlike anything you’ve seen. Anthony is the Ancient Roman R. Crumb and we are here for it.
For the first installment of “Toyful,” no time is wasted. The Maenad goes straight for the prostate in a sex toy review that is no nonsense and conscious of mobility impairment. The author is an editor, a poet, a trans activist and a long time sex worker. If you’re part of Online Literatti, then you know that yes, we got that damn lucky. It’s gonna be nuts.
Fashion
- Editorial Shoot: Modern Pussy
- Editorial Shoot: Magic Rabbit
- Editorial Shoot: Romance Reader
- Editorial Surprise: Frock Attack
- Editorial AI: Secret Garden
- Cream Scene Valentine Party Collages
- Masks, Masks, Masks
- Lewk n’ Tell: Carousel Dress
- DIY Sticker Halter Top
- Paperdolls
Comics
An intercontinental collection of comics…
- Surprise Guest, a French existentialist
- ferg, UK / London
- Phil, American
- Sean, Australian
- Beppi & Mary, American
- Poodle, TBA
- Fruit Stains, Canadian
- The Astrologer, Ancient Roman
AI
Cul d’Or
Feels
Sweet Baby Cactus
Bubblegum Sideshow
Rose Garden (AI Fashion)
Surprise Drop
The Neptunian Returns – Corndog Slingers
Vice, Sex & Kink
Cream Scene’s Kinkster Playlist (Group build! Join the fun!)
Cream Scene’s Break Up Playlist (by Mixtape Mike, a column)
Masks, masks, masks
Queer pop art by ferg cooper
Janne doodled on vintage porn, adding cartoon appendages & colorful participants.
The erotic sex educator time traveler returns — unless a vortex vexes us. Captain Hastings romances a woman!
The Maenad goes straight for the prostate in a sex toy review that is no nonsense and conscious of mobility impairment. The author is an editor, a poet, a trans activist and a long time sex worker. If you’re part of the Outsider Literatti, then you know that yes, we got that damn lucky. It’s gonna be nuts!
Our on-staff artist Maresa Axtmann has a strong presence in this section. She is the illustrator for two sex columns, upon writer’s request. When asked if she was comfortable with that, she described it as a “dream come true.”
Embodied
Spare Parts – Comic
Bodies – Comic
Xenomorph – Illustration
Synonym For Masculinity – Poem
You’re A Dick – Comic
One Lip To Earth & One Lip To Heavan – Fiction
Thicc – Poem
Miss Piggy Paper Dolls
Cul d’Or – AI
Last of It
We get every drop outta this issue …
Artist Spotlight TBA
We said we wanted “an astrology comic but weird” and Anthony Acri said “Hold my vino.” Based on the myth-centered Latin calendar, part comic, part mythology, only as “useful” as normal astrology, this is gonna be a wild ride with a weird cat. Anthony is the Ancient Roman R. Crumb and we are here for it.
Fiction Surprise
Poetry Surprise
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