After school, Damon reached into the pocket of his rain jacket and showed me a fragment of his mother’s bone, as smooth and white as a swan feather. I had never seen a human bone before, and somehow I was expecting it to look different, less animal-like. Damon let me hold it and said it was a gift from his father. I felt a cold…
Vending Machine Reliquary for Vending Machine Jesus
Amy Leach is a sculptor living and working in New Jersey. She is highly influenced by popular, and not so popular culture in her work. Amy strives to create works that have the look and feel of older objects, but with modern sensibilities and a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. She specializes in plastic castings of her work, but also dabbles in metal. Works for sale…
Geography Is A Bitch
Erica grew up in Seattle, Washington where she attended the University of Washington. She currently resides in Brooklyn and attends the New School where she is working towards an MFA in Poetry. Previous publications include the Monarch Review and Snail Mail Review.
Portland Review Fall 2014 Release Reading
On Friday we gathered for a night of spectacular listening at Ford Food and Drink, as recently-published writers Kelsey Camacho, Edie Rylander, and Sasha LaPointe read their work to a full house. Thank you, all, for joining us!
Kangaroo Mouse
Ruth Irving is an artist living in Brooklyn, New York with a background in Architecture. Her current illustration work uses techniques in pencil, ink, and watercolor. Ruth has a love for creating synthetic pieces and uses what she see around her or finds dear (like small, furry rodents) as subjects for this practice. More about Ruth and her art can be found at RuthIrving.com.