ART
WRITING
“the best music always comes from somewhere else”
In memory of Brice Marden (1938-2023)
“She’s trying to paint me into a corner with her question mark army. She’s wanting to light my pants on fire. She seems super mad at me.“
The 17th series in the ongoing collaboration between George Quasha’s preverbs and Susan Quasha’s photographic work.
Ten poems translated from the Greek by Pria Louka.
here the vicious ribbons hiss, swanning
their hypnotic cursive dances, as if were calligraphic curses.
thither the come-hither flickers and quick slithers back.
Darksome, tenebrous, smoked, obscure / the gloam-time, sable-vested, fumid / hour of the witch / the gathering of storms / she wrote poems good as anyone’s / becloud, bedim, mirksome, engloom / when the moon’s dark / caliginous, somber / it’s a blind man’s holiday / eclipsed / embalmed
Farrokhzad speaks as a form hewn to the "line of time," trapped in the earthly realm — her sorrowful longing is one of disillusionment given the unrealizability of divine ecstasy.
By turns intimate and abstract, each poem is a moment of stilled time.
COMICS
Gluck turns a corner and encounters a challenge he’d never anticipated, revealing the true scale of his conflict. Will he give up…or find new strength?
Breaking out of jail is something of a specialty for Gluck. Finding his way around an unfamiliar city isn’t hard either. What does Gluck struggle with? I’m glad you asked!
In this special Christmas-tangential installment, Gluck and Vika sneak their way around Utrecht, stealing fish and whispering. See you all in 2023!
When you find an altarpiece in the middle of the woods, what do you do? Eat, of course! Ash Wednesday comes to a close as our heroes plan their next move.
There’s no prayer like the Lord’s Prayer, and while Vika’s reciting it Gluck has a fight on his hands! Can he overcome two armed combatants, all without making a sound? He’d better!
It’s Ash Wednesday as our heroes enter a small town for supplies. Will they be able to work together, or will the whole thing go up in smoke…or both?
Gluck and Vika set out to right wrongs on an incredible quest…how ridiculous is that? Can they suspend their own disbelief long enough to get this show on the road?
Our story continues with an update from our divine creator, God! Ever wonder how humanity has lasted as long as it has? God has the answer!
ART
MUSIC
Bret Schneider delves into everything from Indian ragas to Bach’s recreation of the mind with composer and pianist Michael Harrison.

Adam, you were the one with brooding eyes and a Cheshire smile.