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20 PEOPLE HIRED TO HUG by the Gao Brothers
Further Reading
THE UNBEARABLE TIGHTNESS OF JEANS: The ‘Scene’ as Sociolinguistic Construct by Raul Clement
I. There’s something happening in Portland. Or maybe there isn’t. Portland, Oregon—population, 575,000, average annual rainfall, 43 inches—has been referred to as the “indie-rock Mecca” and, less flatteringly, the “indie-rock Epcot Center.” Home to artists as obscure as Jared Mees and the Grown Children, and those as famous as The Decembrists, The Shins, and Isaac […]
Special Nonfiction Issue
by Paul Crenshaw and Okla Elliott
When we decided to co-edit an issue of MAYDAY Magazine dedicated to nonfiction, we knew we wanted to see as wide a range as possible. We were particularly interested in work that pushes or blurs the boundaries of what we commonly think of as nonfiction: scholarly articles that contain an element of the travel essay or memoir, […]
Wandering Bouts by Katy E. Ellis
Yes, we find the shrine— dot of island, nothing more. Dust, relic, and hope. … Twin hive houses stand history brailed in landscape. Relatives unknown. … Mud against bee’s sting, lip already bulb red taut, gravel roads wring on. … When a door opens hundreds of people climb stairs— not the Northern Lights. … Legs […]
