Gray Blossoming
Cover by Sam Gray

From The Assistant Editor
Column by Lindley Estes

Pantoum: I Am Drained Like the Lake, Under the Sun
Poetry by Anna Lee Goocher

Escape Artist
Comic by Theodore Taylor III

Metal vs Metal
Comic by Greg Steele

1099-DUMB: Schedule of ill-advised purchases
Comic by Seth Casana

Album Roundup
Featuring Addy, Ing, Sports Bar, You’re Jovian, and Large Margin.

Album Roundup
Featuring Unmaker, Monopolyopolis, Elizabeth Owens, Piranha Rama, and Kevin Knight.

Larry Bland & The Volunteer Choir
This storied choir that brought gospel to the masses is celebrating multiple anniversaries this month—as well as a bittersweet turn of events.