Pulp Literature Autumn 2018

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