COVER: BRIN MORRIS
The OCHO: A Venice Beach Institution, #4 (photo)
INTERVIEW: Francisco Isidoro
CALEB ASYMOV (novella) Receiver of Wreck: Jetsam
AMOS BYCLAVE (fiction) So They Say
MARVIN FARMER (essay) RATIONALITY: Why I’m Not a Theist
FRANKLIN FRADTNER Amalgamatic Themes
FRANCISCO ISIDORO (poem) A Creaking Disillusionment: Farewell Canto
VERONICA LARKIN (paintings)
Indictment
Boxcar
Do You Still Hate Me?
Jinx Removing
SAUL LIPSCHITZ (poem) The Protosolipsist
VICTOR LUCAS (fiction) Double Exposure
BRIN MORRIS (photo series) THE OCHO: A Venice Beach Institution
R. MUTT (sculptures)
Rococo
The Savior of Western Civilization
Only One Speed—Full Blast!
ARDEN TAUSTERE (fiction) Small-Town Folk Best Stick to Small-Town Problems
ANAIS YOSSARIAN (fiction) Crazy Love
Brin Morris has been working out of Venice Beach for well over a decade. He likes to surf, take photos, and play hockey. He once rode in an elevator with Wayne Gretzky!
In my mind this is the issue that best represents and celebrates the unique spirit of Venice. It features the work of Venice-based photographer Brin Morris, who was himself fighting against being pigeonholed by his industry. He had spent years…