“When did novelists, essayists, and poets come to the belief that everyone would be mesmerized, enchanted, and enthralled with having to look at their tortured selves staring blankly at the ceiling tiles?” — George Singleton, “The Daily Grind”

Odes by Ron Rash, Annie Wedekind, Jeff Baker, Brock Clarke, Bret Anthony Johnston, and more. Art by Henryk Fantazos. Fiction by Michael Gillis and Hannah Pittard. Poetry by Kevin Young and Jennifer Malesich.

Other contributors include David Gessner, George Singletom, Beth Ann Fennelly, Jack Pendarvis, and others.