April, the subtle tear of spring.
These seasonal movements–
scored by a languid cellist
–are quaint in their sexuality.
The sun asks no simple questions,
and in its light I become a prospector
panning damage for identity.
This month T.C. Boyle sits down with me to discuss the inspiration behind Wild Child, we stream Judson Claiborne’s much anticipated second release, Time and Temperature, Thomas Matlack opines on being a good man, Randall Mann and Glenn Ashley Paterson debut and read new poems, Ruth and Max Bloomquist share their folk, Sam Linden makes me laugh, Alexa Meade’s brilliant and innovative installations leave me in near disbelief, and Judson Claiborne frontman Chris Salveter plays an intimate acoustic session in a Lakeview apartment, along with much more.
Sincerely,
Benjamin Evans
Executive Editor, Fogged Clarity
April 2010
Table of Contents
Fiction
- John Paul Jaramillo Lena’s Trip Home
Poetry
- Randall Mann Workshop
- X
- J. Delayne Ryms Blackberry Winter
- Glenn Ashley Paterson Connective Tissue
- Daniel Romo 1.21 Jigowatts
- John M. Anderson The Cellini Night
- Dawn Schout Vapors
Visual
- Jamie Baldridge Dystopia
- Alexa Meade Acrylic on Flesh
- Michael Massaia Chinatown Nights
- Afterlife
Aural
- Judson Claiborne Time and Temperature
- Chris Salveter The Fogged Clarity Sessions
Interviews
- T.C. Boyle Discusses process and “Wild Child”
- Ruth and Max Bloomquist The folk duo talks and plays
Polemics & Nonfiction
- Thomas Matlack It’s Not Tiger, It’s Not Jesse, It’s YOU!
- Sam Linden Birth Rate
Reviews
- Scott Hightower The Soliloquies of William Wenthe