Artwork by Maya Horton

I’ve been reading a lot about the Buddha.
The curse of rebirth.
So, I’ve been stepping on cockroaches,
kicking puppies and
yelling at my wife,
a lot,
just to get the chance to be
cursed enough
to be reborn
an infinite amount
of times and
have another chance
to talk with you.
—
Charlie Fornia is a multimedia artist living in Ocean Shores, WA. He received his MFA in studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2006. He currently works as a high school Media Arts and Technology teacher.
Ian Wallace writes in a quiet office in North Carolina. He bakes. On a good day, the cat will be near. His work has appeared in Cairn, Cheap Pop, em:me, and Split.