Pulp Literature Autumn 2018: Issue 20

Dare to venture behind the intriguing cover by award-winning British artist Ben Baldwin and youll find that ...Feature author Kristene Perron asks us to savour the simple things in life and question the validity of tradition in Flavour of the Forsaken.Those of you who admire magpies for their intelligence and unique beauty will find these qualities in this years winners of the Magpie Award for Poetry Kelli Allen Christine Levickzy Riek and Angela Caravan. Great-Great-Grandpa stops by for a visit 90 years after his death in Away Game by Mitchell Toews and for some reason were not at all surprised.Gross Motor by Sara Mang takes us back to kindergarten while the hardworking folks in Mitchells Crossing contend with a nosy superhero and government officials in Small Town Superhero by Dave Beynon.Epiphany Ferrell exposes the dubious talents of a neer-do-well townsman in Every Town Has One and Susan Pieters challenges us to walk in someone elses shoes with Waking Up Black.Love jewellery? We doubt youll want one of the bracelets in Summer Jewel Keowns Indebted.Alex Reece Abbott lands quick punches you wont flinch from with Alphabet Soup while coffee lovers and dreamers beware of The Hub SiWCs Honourable Mention by Erin Evans.Mel Anastasious graphic story Meat involves a gargoyle who rises above his station while the next instalment of Allaignas Song: Aria by JM Landels takes us deeper into unknown territory.