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Some days you just wanna break shit. Some days, that feeling lasts for days. Or weeks. Or months. Or years. Or you just end up breaking shit.

Love. War. Religion. Success. We've all got our own demons. But we're all tortured in some way.

This is an issue about getting out of your own head, or... Or! Completely failing and/or embracing the madness. Sometimes it works out. Most of the time, it doesn't. So there's that.

Many thanks to Chris Starr, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Steven C. Schlozman and Isa Hopkins for four exceptional stories. To Conor "Danger Mouse" Britain for continuing to refine our product and building for the future (we've got some exciting stuff coming) and Bryan Flynn for another daunting, terrifying cover. Just super strange that it's an MRI of your own noggin, Bry. Super strange. 

— Quinn

Issue #5: Who Are We, Without Family?

How do we define ourselves without parents, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters, lifelong robot servants and loyal friends? Where do the lines cross? When are they the same? How do we know what we'd fight for? How do we know what we'd give up? How do we know when too much is too much?

The authors of Issue #5 — Philip K. Dick-nominated Cassandra Rose Clarke, James C. Wolf, Danielle McLaughlin and Sara Taylor — explore these questions in a medley of powerful, intimate stories. We join them in the snowy British Isles, the woods of the deep South, Hitler's Germany and in a hospital colony in the not-too-distant future.

Without family to tell our story, who would we be?

— Quinn

Say Hello to the Ladies of Issue #4

We're incredibly excited to announce the publication of Issue #4, our very first all-ladies issue. 

We're committed to publishing talented female voices from the world over, and this month we are very lucky to feature four women — Ellen Goodlett, Ajla Hodzic, DeAnna Knippling and Tlotlo Tsamaase — who just killed it. Along with a wide and wonderful variety of writing styles, they bring a truly international perspective: hailing from Colorado, New York, Bosnia and Bostwana. This issue is a blend of science-fiction and personal drama, with four original short stories that are compelling and complicated, with nary a clean ending in sight. 

But back to the ladies. I'm lucky to have had a legion of strong women in my life. I wouldn't be the same without them. My grandma escaped an under-siege France in World War II and then raised 9 amazing kids. My other grandma was a badass Radio City Rockette who traveled the world entertaining troops in the same war, and spent the rest of her life teaching underprivileged girls to dance. My mom raised 4 kids, is a teacher and has been a reading advocate her entire life. My sister-in-law and mother-in-law both have doctorates. My sister founded a non-profit providing free education to underprivileged women in Africa and is SO much smarter than me. My wife is a successful writer and amazing, kick-ass working-mom role-model and SO SO much smarter than me, and so if it sounds like I'm bragging, I AM THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

We are happily, eagerly and passionately committed to publishing great female voices and building a magazine women want to read and contribute to. In addition to the other amazing women we've already published, these four keep us on pace to do just that.

Pick up Issue #4 today!

— Quinn

PS: Say hi to The Goat. Find out more in "Between Dog and Wolf".

Issue #3: Happy Valentine's Day, You Poor Bastards

Ok, we're one day early. But hear me out.

This morning we published Issue #3 of our young magazine, and it's a fun one. We asked for stories about "love", and you sent some classics. And we were desperate to get it out the door before you head out and make some REALLY bad decisions.

So: consider Issue #3 your "How To" guide for navigating this treacherous holiday. Here's how to use it:

1. Check out the beautiful, heartbreaking new cover from Bryan Flynn, above. Look back at your own shitty, hand-made card. Consider your options.

2. Open up and find a heavy emphasis on comedy about old lovers, new lovers and desperate lovers (aren't they all the same?). Mona Awad, Kira Hesser and Marc Watkins opened their hearts to you — won't you do the same?

3. To close it out, please enjoy a delightfully creepy voyeur piece from John Paul Davies that'll just demolish your trust in nice boys from the local university.

Helpful, right?

Because, honestly, isn't that how love works? Find a good-looker, have some laughs, make a little sexy-time, and then they stab you in the fucking back.

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Have a nice day.

— Quinn