October rez Posted

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It may be too late to include this month’s issue in your summer reading schedule, but don’t worry.  What could be nicer than catching up on rez Magazine on a delightful autumn afternoon.  This month starts off with Poets Are Not Pretenders, by Shadow Liberty, who probes the true nature of flowers, trees and ……. electric eels?  What??  The Perseverance of the Great Depression Survivor (For Aunt Gert), is Merope Madrigal’s homage to her relative who not only survived the calamitous economic unravelling, but knew how to thrive nonetheless.  Art Blue leads the way again this month with Run from Blade.  Art sees not only the end, but the end of the end.  So, we ask, what comes after that? Cat Boccaccio’s Ungrateful, is another one of her short fiction gems.  We’re grateful she was so prolific, but miss her terribly.  Nellie Bly (aka Karla Wagner) not only wrote the poem, Keys Are Pining for Their Doors, but assembled the lovely graphics as well.  Nellie shares the profound sadness in Ukraine but inspires us with her words.  Continuum of Life is rakshowe’s wonderful contribution, wherein she describes the unexpected twists and turns on the highway of life.  Finally, Lynn Mimistrobell gives us a master class on the versatile and beautiful instrument, the classical guitar.  We hope you enjoy this month’s issue as much as we do. Stay tuned for next month’s holiday issue! 

September rez Posted

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As we begin our fifteenth year of publishing some of the best poetry and prose anywhere on the grid, we’re privileged to present another issue of rez Magazine, featuring some new voices, some old friends, and works from those not still with us.  We start the issue with our newest author (or perhaps one of our oldest authors, who’s to say?), BBIWY, who has contributed an astonishing tale called CTRL+ALT+G.  Art Blue’s AI owl, Neruval, somehow accesses God’s server with unpredictable results. Impossible, you say. Find out for yourself.  rakshowes is back with a sweet and sour dish that needs to be savored to be believed.  Sugary, tart, but always sweet, enjoy her poem, Sweet and Sour.  June Stormcrow contributes mid-life lust in a small southern town, reminding us that lovers of all ages can still lose themselves in the passion of a romance. Dead Bolts is, frankly, disturbing and unsettling.  If you’re in the mood for a chilling ghost story, Cat Boccaccio delivers up a scary tale indeed. Art Blue brings us another master work, Why AI Stands for Human Intelligence.  Did Art Blue catch Chat GPT making a rookie error or did Art fall for an intentional feint by the notorious AI machine?  Zymony Guyot is still in our thoughts after his passing last year.  But we publish posthumously another work of his, titled simply Buzz. An incredible talent gone too soon. And finally, Shadow Liberty gives us a stunning poem, Cherished Moments, which brings to life lovers fumbling in their passion.  All in all, another wonderful issue of rez Magazine, the beginning of our fifteenth year.  Our privilege, our passion.

August rez Posted

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This month’s edition of rez is a special one – our fourteenth anniversary issue!  Fourteen years of showcasing the best writers on the grid or, frankly, anywhere.  We start things off with a heartbreaking piece from battle-weary Ukraine entitled Ballad of a Russian Soldier’s Wife,” by Nellie Bly. It’s visceral and real.  Our thanks to her for opening our eyes and hearts.  Julianna Juliesse contributes Waiting for Cremation, a difficult but necessary look at our own demise. Art Blue’s first stab at poetry (at least in these pages) is a brilliant riff on Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe, called Ode to the Extravoxellic Polyregurgitation of Rezzification. Inner Dancer is Merope Madrigal’s contribution and, as always, she is attuned to the dancing of light beams.  Shadow Liberty brings us a short, taut poem of things usually unseen in The Iron Numbers.  June Stormcrow delves into her glorious Irish roots in Caretakers. We also reprise one of our favorite poems by Mariner Trilling called Flying Monkeys. And no issue would be complete with the poetry of Donald Trump. His Windmills poem is nothing short of a classic. Is there any reason he shouldn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize AND the Nobel Prize for Literature?  We hope to have at least another 14 years ahead.  It’s been our privilege to entertain (and maybe enlighten) you over these years. Enjoy!

July rez Posted

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Not happy with everything on your summer reading list?  Well, we have just the thing: the July issue of rez.  Sic Parabellum starts things off with a bang, asking “Do humans have a future?” in Godel Meets Darwin.  We honor Cat Boccaccio’s memory with Days Like This, another of her brilliant short stories featuring Leep, one of her recurring characters.  In A Former Mean Girl Contemplates Her Life from the Parking Lot of a Strip Mall, Jullianna Juliesse reminisces about her former life as a “mean girl.”  Hard to imagine, huh?  Art Blue cozies up to GPT 4o and gets to the essence of things in Sakana 108.  It’s wonderful to see GPT 4o take orders from Art.  We’re grateful to Lynn Mimistrobell for introducing us to some of the lesser-known composers of note. We love her features on classical geniuses. Rakshowes returns to rez this month with a charming and provocative piece called Home for a Bone.  And we close this month’s issue with another gem from Zymony Guyot, Blank.  How we miss his voice.  So, put down than “fast read” and pick up this month’s issue of rez for some very satisfying reading.

June rez Posted

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With the summer reading season soon upon us, we have just the thing  The June issue of rez!  Chock full of wonderful poetry and prose, this month's issue features the likes of Jullianna Juliesse, Mariner Trilling, Jami Milles, Art Blue, Zymony Guyot, Lynn Mimistrobell and RoseDrop Rust.  Please enjoy this issue as you get a jump on your reading.  

May rez Posted

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We’re publishing the May issue of rez a little early this month because our esteemed publisher, Jami Mills, has gone fishing.  May’s issue is nothing less than brilliant, with Art Blue, RoseDrop Rust, Hans8, Consuela Hypatia Caldwell, Jullianna Juliesse, Romie Vella, Cat Boccaccio and Lynn Mimistrobell all contributing wonderful content.  From time to time, we will be reprinting an article from yesteryear (there are a lot of them because we’ve been publishing for 14 years).  Please enjoy this special issue.

April rez Posted

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We are excited to welcome Spring as well as a new contributor, Romie Vella. She, together with some of our favorite poets and storytellers, helps this issue be one of the very best. As the weather warms for most of us, it’s time to put together a Spring reading list.  What could be better than sitting down with wonderful pieces by Art Blue, Cat Boccaccio, Jullianna Juliesse, Shyla the Super Gecko, Lynn Mimistrobell, and our new favorite, Romie Vella? Enjoy every minute of this month’s issue.