Get to know the band with a heavy sound, and even heavier themes. Taarkus is an ascending doom metal band from the L.A. area consisting of Stephanie Sallee (vocals, flute), Emma Maatman (organ, backup vocals), Zak Esparza (lead guitar), Greg Howell (guitar), Anthony Tetrow (bass), and Ricky Mendoza (drums). The sextet uses the haunting conduit of sludgy, psychedelic metal to …
As 45 spreads his orange dust of terror in the age of “alternative facts,” we need to arm ourselves with the one thing no one can take from us—knowledge. It is important that we take action in our own communities (e.g. canvassing, marching, donating) but we also need to make ourselves aware of struggles besides our own. We hope that …
Frontwoman of Grave School & Sheer is a Badass Angel and Here’s Why Simi Valley has something in its water–perhaps literally. It was mere miles away from a massive nuclear meltdown in the late 50’s. There are allegedly still places that are not safe for humans, it’s got caves tucked away in the dried up hills in which Charles Manson …
Usually when I write this annual letter, my objective is to recap the work we’ve been able to do and highlight the new ideas we hope to initiate in the forthcoming year. Truthfully, I have been dreading writing this letter since November 8th. I left work that night to join my girlfriends in what was meant to be a night of …
by Christine Stoddard Christine Stoddard is a writer and multimedia artist from Virginia. Broadly, the inspirations for almost all of her works are history, folklore, and memory. The impetus is often social justice and the pulse, feminist magic. A Puffin Foundation emerging artist, Christine edits Quail Bell Magazine, her favorite brain child. Please follow and like us:
submitted by Pallavi Banerjee From the artist: There is a story behind every art work. The medium of this art work is acrylic paint. In the painting “Portrait of a Lady,” the “Lady” is representative of all the women around us. The various colors being used in the art work symbolizes the multiple facets of a woman. A woman can …
by Jessica LeAnne Jones Nearly two centuries ago, a niche genre emerged from the post-bellum South called Southern Gothic. Writers like Flannery O’Connor, Tennessee Williams, and Harper Lee warped stereotypes of the South, setting a twisted story of redneck eccentricity against a lush backdrop of Southern landscape. Continuing with that tradition is Dorothy Allison with her semi-autobiographical novel Bastard out of …
by Janea Wilson This month I’ve been really focused on poetry since that is my obsession concentration, but also because it’s National Poetry Month. My graduation is just around the corner but I return to academia in the fall. An MFA in poetry. What a way to make a buck. I wasn’t able to take any creative writing workshops this semester since I added a …
edited by Janea Wilson With only a few weeks left in the school year, everything is starting to hit all at once. I’m so tired!! College students old and young can mostly agree on one thing: there is nothing better than a good cup of coffee to get you through your day. Or even if it’s not good, at least …
by Jessica LeAnne Jones It’s difficult to pin down the exact plot of Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries. The story opens with Walter Moody’s arrival in New Zealand to be a part of the 1860’s gold rush. Instead, he finds himself surrounded by twelve mismatched men who impart to him the recent, eerily coincidental events that have led to a myriad …
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