Leopoldine Core

Brian Davis

Naben Ruthnum

Andrew Sullivan

Megan Stielstra

Katya Apekina

Peter Orner

Tobias Carroll

Kate Durbin

Amanda Ackerman

Daniel Mueller

Spencer Gordon

Tamar Halpern

Shawn Syms

Joyland is an online and print literary magazine that selects fiction regionally. Praised for its unique approach by Time Out, the Atlantic, and the CBC, Joyland now brings its best stories into print with Retro Vol. 1. Issue 2. From writers both emerging and acclaimed come short stories about an indie Abraham Lincoln film that's heading towards disaster, a Miley Cyrus fan defending his unending obsession, and what happens when a woman tries to break up with the Incredible Hulk after a life long affair. As Quill & Quire wrote, "The future of literary magazines is already here."

Selections from Joyland Magazine

Retro Vol. 1 No. 2

Julie Shigekuni

In stories, poems, and essays, Blue Mesa Review Issue 16 explores the relationship between art and the viewer. As Editor Julie Shigekuni notes in her foreword, "While a work of art begins with the intimate bond between artist and subject matter, once the creation is formed--published, sold-- different kind of relationship ensues. Once it becomes the object of speculation for audiences, literature exists both within the world as we know it, and within the world of the story." Issue 16 features fiction by Alison Kinney, Antoine Wilson, and Thomas O'Malley; creative non-fiction by Daniel Chacon, Blas Falconer, and Geoffrey Becker; and poetry by Ellen Wehle, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Gaylord Brewer, Robert Clark, and James Doyle. Hector A. Torres' interview with novelist and poet Demetria Martinez figures as the centerpiece of a volume that, piece by piece, reminds the reader, as central character Celeste in Alison Kinney's mesmerizing story "Sistina" cannot forget, "there will be an end to looking."

Blue Mesa Review

Daniel Mueller

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