I don’t believe you actually hear me. You listen too strongly and can’t begin to fathom The continual storm of impulsive implications that jut themselves into my jugular. Tearing and gnawing at flesh- Pulling until skin snaps like spandex- And … Continue reading
Through a crack in the wall, I see nothing. I hear a faint swirl of mutters and creaks and nothing. I sense a fear, From me or the crack in the wall? From me. Eye to the hole, I stare … Continue reading
First of all, an announcement: I (editor Cristina Deptula) am going to be providing accessibility support on Zoom for Art and Mind 2023, which is an amazing virtual showcase of art, music and writing centered on BIWOC creators and how … Continue reading
FYI: Synchronized Chaos Magazine will hold an in-person event the afternoon of New Year’s Eve in conjunction with the Third Space Gallery in Davis, CA. Exact address and time to be announced. This event is a concert, art show, and … Continue reading
Celeste by Mehreen Ahmed The children of the alley made clay dolls. They sat by a rubbish pile and dressed them all. Dolled them up, faceless at first. Then they gave them eyes and nose and curvy mouths. Legs and … Continue reading
Excerpted from Betrayal on the Bayou Copyright©2020 by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte Oliver Charles turned five and it was time for him to go to school. He and Celeste had become inseparable as Celeste had begun and remained as his main … Continue reading
THE CRY OF THE BEAST A review by Christopher Bernard The Lighthouse An opera written and composed by Peter Maxwell Davies Produced by Opera Parallèle Z Space San Francisco April … Continue reading