Category: From the Archive

Johnny was coming around the bend of a path through the park woods when he saw an old man on his hands and knees in a bright clearing up ahead. Without thinking to, he stopped. Sophie, his spaced-out dog, kept on toward the man, not looking where she was going, ... Read More

April 17 He visits a sunset from his childhood. The dollop of flame-hungry orange eats one segment of the horizon and, from his perspective, seems to hang above the distant tree line and wait for the day to acknowledge itself, its end. It is a slow summer day, the kind ... Read More

As a peace keeper, Billy had never been in actual field combat. He had kicked and punched the enemy, shot his rifle in unreported skirmishes, sidestepped IEDs, gathered pieces of torn flesh, and zippered up body bags. He had never dug down into a trench and repeatedly fired at the ... Read More

Ajay Vishwanathan is mesmerized by the power of words, more now when he sees his two-year olds form them. Two-time Best of The Net Anthology nominee, Ajay has work published or forthcoming in over sixty literary journals, including elimae, The Potomac, DecomP, Drunken Boat, and LITnIMAGE ... Read More

When the first dog was found headless beside the courthouse culvert, people said it must be the work of boys. Boys having fun. But when the second and third dogs appeared near culverts, those dark holes where sidewalk corners met streets, allowing storm water to gush down into the sewers ... Read More

Our supervisors have purchased bullwhips. They are intended to keep us obedient and productive. Violence persuades ... Read More

Back, back to when nest egg rests on pennies, and little piggy banked on peek-a-birthday riches, I can still see those $10 checks from grandmamma. As the years fling another ring around the sun, another $10 would be mailed in a well of wishes. Yet, even when my voice hopped, ... Read More

A dirty jar on a top shelf falls over, drops to the concrete floor and explodes. Glass shards fly… my mother’s bare legs… my baby sister… ... Read More

Poetry Editor Abbie Leavens describes how she wants poems that bite with absolutely necessary language, how poets can't be afraid to let their poetry hurt, and how to approach writing with a full head.   Q) How did you learn about/become involved with Eckleburg? Abbie Leavens: I first met The ... Read More

Marketing Ninja and Associate Editor Anna Stusser gives some guidelines for writing good fiction (because, really, your muse may be a knock-out, but her beauty in no way necessitates two pages of writing), explains what writing and a chimpanzee have in common, and divulges where the  brilliant and bold go to find ... Read More

Assistant Nonfiction Editor Vipra Ghimire discusses the Eckleburg family, what she is looking for in submissions, and how her writing practice is a psychological salvation. Q) How did you learn about/become involved with Eckleburg? Vipra Ghimire: I took a class with Rae Bryant (Editor-in-Chief of Eckleburg) my first semester in the ... Read More

Rae Bryant, the creator of, the Editor-In-Chief of, and the mastermind behind The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review shares the journal's history, what she's looking for in submissions, and how to approach writing like the tip-toeing Elmer Fudd. Q: How did you learn about/become involved with Eckleburg? Rae Bryant: Eckleburg started as Moon ... Read More