Flash Fiction: 15 Seconds of Fame & Hopscotch at the Hospital
2 short short stories from Alfred D Searls
Living Ghosts: In Times That Don’t Exist
The supernatural does not require foggy graveyards; it is closer and far more mundane. It manifests in a midnight kitchen, a crowded yet silent subway car, or a house where silence moves between rooms like an uninvited guest.
Animals at the memorial art gallery in Rochester ny who know something you don’t
A trip to the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery with Laruen Barnett.
Liminal Bingo
“Part of what I wanted was to create an excuse for people to find themselves in places they might pass by often but never actually stand in. Ditches. Behind shopping centers. Meadows and fields. Service roads.”
Every Portrait Tells a Lie
“I might add that portraiture is also a tender art. It tries to hold onto what can’t be contained, which is life itself and a clear view of it.”
Through Graciela Iturbide’s Eyes: Ritual, Identity, and the Poetry of Mexico
“When I stepped out onto El Prado after viewing the exhibition, I suddenly saw Balboa Park with different eyes, Iturbide’s eyes.”
The Sculptor
A poem from Alice Courtright
May Issue, 2026
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Letter From the Editor May: The Sticky Little Leaves, the Blue Sky
Springtime ramblings.
Magpies Mix Tape: Troubled Sleep
A playlist of songs about sleep, not sleeping, and dreams for these troubled times.
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