Sulfur Steam

Sulfur Steam

Up on the mountain, we hang out in abandoned buildings, places where stories fill the holes in the walls.  The old teepee was on the bottom of that ridge, before lightning struck.  Now all that’s left is the charred platform.  Harry’s cabin is up the road, but he sometimes returns, ... Read More
A Letter to My Daughter

A Letter to My Daughter

I can't imagine that they let you watch the news in whatever terrible place they keep you. There were more riots today, around St Paul's. I was on the other side of the river, and I saw the Truth Grenades going up from there; little puffs of silver smoke. Some ... Read More
Micah Dean Hicks

The Stickman

by Micah Dean Hicks The villagers heard the stickman coming before they saw him: hiss on the gravel road into town, the click and clack of branch to branch. He walked up the dirt street dragging bundles of wood and brier behind him. The stickman was twice as tall as ... Read More
Talking Through Walls

Talking Through Walls

by Mary Christine Delea Crow says dove, legs say shine. They argue all day, flight and the fine motion of walking ... Read More
Opium Magazine's Literary Death Match | Baltimore Museum of Art 10-30-10

Opium Magazine's Literary Death Match | Baltimore Museum of Art 10-30-10

Hey, Baltimore/DC Metro literati, Come out Saturday Night for Literary Death Match, hosted by Todd Zuniga, Founding Editor of Opium Magazine and LDM creator. The night's theme... Andy Warhol. Literati, Art, Fun. Does it get any better? ... Read More
The Dream of the Sheep as It Is Sheared

The Dream of the Sheep as It Is Sheared

She has quick hands. She hangs from the ceiling, holstered, her back supported. The razor is a hair too close, starts at the skin of the belly and shears it smooth. My feet are over my head. I am making it easy while imagining what her life must be, the ... Read More
Man with the Radio

Man with the Radio

He is looking for the top 40 tunes from fifteen years ago. There is nothing ... Read More
The Coal Dealer

The Coal Dealer

The coal in the fire grate pulses a scalding infernal heat that bakes our exposed faces and hands. Through our clothes our trunks and limbs are feverish. We sweat ... Read More
Cryo

Cryo

by Annam Manthiram My mother likes to talk about her time in New Mexico when she was a kid, drank grape soda out of the bottle every day until it stained her teeth, and amassed bugs like a crazy old lady gathering cats. She was one of the lucky ones ... Read More
Weekend Wonderland Comedy Happy Hour

Weekend Wonderland Comedy Happy Hour

Fantastic evening with Pete Bladel, Ahmed Huidobro, Sarah E. Donnelly, Lisa Fine, and all the way from NYC, Rachel Bloom!!! Hosted by Moon Milk Review and Barrelhouse. MC'd by Barrelhouse's Aaron Pease! Great time ... Read More
Madhatter Party Fun!

Madhatter Party Fun!

A big thank you to all who came out to enjoy readings by Lisa Marie Basile and Winona Wendth, comedy by Rachel Bloom. It was a fantastic group. Lots of fun. We look forward to doing it again. Pictures of the event coming soon! ... Read More
Moon Milk Review and Barrelhouse Present... Weekend Comedy Happy Hour at the Wonderland Ballroom on October 2nd--5-7 pm

Moon Milk Review and Barrelhouse Present… Weekend Comedy Happy Hour at the Wonderland Ballroom on October 2nd–5-7 pm

Come out and join us for laughs in Washington D.C. Featuring comedy by Rachel Bloom, a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, NYC. See her "Fuck Me Ray Bradbury" now in Issue 8 of Moon Milk Review. Joining Rachel are the awesome DC comedy talents---Ahmed Huidobro, Sarah E. Donnelly, Lisa Fine, ... Read More
Moon Milk Review has been Sabotage-d

Moon Milk Review has been Sabotage-d

Check out Sabotage, edited by Claire Trévien, where reviewer Tori Truslow goes in-depth and cross issue with "Moon Milk Review: Issue 7 Vs. Issue 8." "...it’s clear from these two issues that MMR is onto something special, mixing entertainment and unsettlement to make a thought-provoking whole, with the prosetry competition ... Read More