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.