May rez Posted

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As we continue our seemingly endless quarantine, we do appreciate the added opportunity it provides for us to catch up on some reading.  The May issue of rez comes at a good time for that, full of enchanting stories and insightful poetry, just the sort of thing we all need right now.  So to start things off, Cybele Moon continues her wonderful parable, The Siren’s Bones, the second of a two-part series.  If you missed the first part, be sure to visit our blog, where all of our back issues are archived.  Zymony Guyot, with his bebop poetry, nails another hypocrisy on the head in his poem, Brother Dollar Bill.  Art Blue cuts a wide swath through so many different subjects in Viralo, exploring the responses to COVID-19 and a certain President’s response, among other things.  Loreen Aldrin is the subject of Larkbird Parx’s new “Singer/Songwriter Series” and it’s always a joy to catch up with such a talent as Loreen.  Cat Boccaccio, who does more with less than any other writer we know, contributes some dramatic micro-fiction with Stefan, the story of a femme fatale with ice in her veins.  RoseDrop Rust’s Elvis Christ Ultrastar concerns the return to SL of an erstwhile singer seeking to claim his birthright as a superstar.  Shyla the Super Gecko doesn’t pull any punches when she asks tough questions about gun violence.  Real Revolution by Consuela Hypatia Caldwell is her latest contribution, seeking meaning wherever it can be found.  And last but not least, Jullianna Juliesse has a brush with the virus and lives to tell the tale in Isolation.  All in all, it’s a wonderful issue that should fill some of your hours with some provocative thoughts.  Enjoy!

April rez Posted

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Our hearts are breaking for those who are struggling. We do what we can and for many of us, that’s just to stay indoors for now. I don’t have any inspirational message for you but to say that we’ll rejoice on the other side. In the meantime, we do what we do best: we reach out to our friends and loved ones; we urge them to be safe; and we worry for them. We’re nurturers at heart and now, more than ever, we need to nurture ourselves. How? We listen to our artists who put into words those feelings we all share but aren’t able to express as beautifully. Maybe we have a little extra free time at home. What better way to spend a few moments than to read. So find a comfy chair and open up this month’s issue and feel good about the immense talent that is all around us, and feel good about ourselves. We’re doing just fine. Keep it up.

March rez Posted

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As buds are beginning to appear on the green stalks outside (at least for some of us), our thoughts to some springtime reading. We have just the thing for you.  We start off the March issue with an exquisite poem by our dearest departed friend, enola em Vaher, called Word of Dream.  This is followed up by two equally lovely poems paying homage to enola: the first by Luna Branwen called change in a blink, and the other by Grail, called l’artiste grace a l’art.  Jami Mills does an in-depth exploration of one of the most exciting art galleries on the grid called The Lundy Gallery, owned and curated by Lee1 Olsen.  One could easily spend months exploring this expansive exhibition space, filled with the finest artists in SL.  Zymony Guyot had something he needed to get off his chest and we’re so happy that Shadow Cabinet was the exceptional result.  Merope Madrigal returns to our pages with a sumptuous poem, Night of the Iguana.  You can just feel the balmy breeze and the tropical rhythms.  We welcome Larkbird Parx as our new music writer, who starts things off with a wonderful piece about three talented instrumentalists, with accompanying interviews.  Very informative and sensational reading.  Cat Boccaccio is back with a very short but pithy piece of micro-fiction, Saving the World.  GameC.at warns us that even AIs can get viruses in The Black Hole.  Rakshowes contributes a sensual, almost erotic, poem about the secret dalliances of plant life with Passion Flowers. Our beloved Dearstluv Writer closes out this month’s issue with a poem that describes her gentle quest.  We hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we did bringing it to you.

February rez Posted

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It is with deep sadness that we dedicate this issue to the memory of Enola em Vaher, who devoted her life to the arts, both as an extraordinary poetess in her own right and as a patron supporter, breathing life into the Chelsea Hotel and all of its art exhibits and poetry readings. She will be missed. So it is fitting that we start with one of enola’s poems, Hope Bleeds, which we now read in a different light. Cybele Moon contributes Tales of the Caravanserai, a wonderful parable which she illustrated herself. Game Cat VR gives us a tutorial about a new way of reading in the digital age in Capture This. Our cub reporter, Barbie Starr, was looking for a subject related to the heart (February is American Heart Month), and settled on the Mayo Clinic and all it does to promote good health inworld and elsewhere. Her piece The Mayo Clinic Has Your Heart (Back) is informative and continues her work of supporting nonprofits in Second Life. Art Blue immerses himself in twin tales, EX dot G and The Afterlife, where he takes us into the world of printed hearts and Pong. Cat Boccaccio is well known for her micro-fiction and she contributes another fine example in Conquer. Eta Goldsmith joins our pages with an ode to a city dear to her heart in My Florence. Trinana Peach gives us another of her lovely poems, Home from the Sea, about an expectant bride, praying for the return of her sailor. RoseDrop Rust is never at a loss for words, and his Decadent Dream proves just that as he delves into exotic Berlin. And finally, Drover Mahogany closes our issue with a heartfelt poem of love lost.

January rez Posted

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Kick off the new year properly with a resolution to read more good writing. The January issue of rez Magazine has just the lineup to help you keep this resolution, and it’s cheaper than a gym membership. Ervare takes a deep dive into Sansar and almost doesn’t return, maybe because he wasn’t wearing his swim goggles. Find out how Bryn Oh tried to steer him to safety.  Jami Mills contributes a short story, Confessions of Dr. K, about a stranger who, for the thrill of it, cons his way into the most prestigious hospital in Boston, only to find himself in the OR. In her piece called S.O.S.!, our intrepid cub reporter, Barbie Starr, tells us about Survivors of Suicide, a group here in SL that supports those who are suffering and thought about or have been affected by suicide. A difficult but nonetheless important topic in these troubled times. Dearstluv Writer returns to our pages with a lovely poem, Morality, challenging our notion of the right thing to do. Our writer Cat Boccaccio, who says more with less, tells a tale of desperation that ends suddenly, in her micro-fiction powerhouse, The Perfect Way. We can’t get enough of rakshowes’s superlative poetry, and her current offering, The Season, the Season, looks a little deeper into the true meaning of Christmas. In One Breath to Next, Drover Mahogany takes us into deeper and deeper levels of emotion with profound effect. Poetess Jullianna Juliesse contributes Insomniac this month, which will keep you up all night if you’re not careful. Newcomer Brian Berlin brings us The Door, which is an unsettling piece about the tricks our brains play on us. In Smart Australia, Neruval, the owl AI, describes the great fire that destroyed Sydney and bemoans the loss of the Great Barrier Reef to the ravages of climate change, something that will surely affect the migratory patterns of owls for years to come. And finally, in A Short Life, Art Blue asks whether it is better to live a short exciting life or a long dull one. He answers that question as you might expect.

November/December rez Posted

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In keeping with tradition for the past few years, we’ve combined the November and December issues of rez into a gala holiday issue. With so many days off from our work schedules, we hope you have some time to peruse our pages, where you’ll find some wonderfully compelling fiction, poetry and other articles of interest. We start off our holiday issue with The Jami Chronicles: East Africa by Jami Mills, who takes us along on her Land Cruiser through the wilds of Kenya and Tanzania. Not only does Jami describe her adventures in words, she also includes some lovely photographs of nature’s most beautiful animals to bring everything to life. Cat Boccaccio, whose micro-fiction is so powerful, contributes Roman Summer, a glimpse into adolescent love in Rome, Italy. Q Symphony looks ahead to the Afterlife Developer’s Conference – way ahead. It’s not until 2037. Rakshowes sizzles with an erotic poem about the sensual art of shibari. Cybele Moon joins our pages in stunning fashion with her piece A Canticle for Meg, a brilliant family story that turns tragic. Our favorite, Zymony Guyot, pens The Nth and tries to make some sense of our irrational world. In her second installment of her masterful star poems, Merope Madrigal brings us Even Planets Are Stars You Know, and in so doing, she shines as bright as any star in the galaxy. In The Wrong Biennale, Art Blue discusses the digital art show that runs through March 2020, which streams art to tablets and iPhones. And finally, RoseDrop Rust anchors our holiday issue with his poem, Love Loves Us, where he contrasts love and desire in a beautiful poem that questions the durability of romance. What better time to catch up on your reading than the upcoming holidays, which all of us at rez Magazine wish bring you and your families good tidings.

October rez Posted

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As the days get shorter and our favorite season is upon us, have no regrets about the summer reading you never got around to. We have an answer for that with this month’s issue of rez.  Starting things off is Substance D’s Tua Culpa (Your Fault), who addresses fundamental issues of truth and falsity in today’s universe and comes to some surprising conclusions.  Rakshowes is back this month with a light, fun poem, The Shoot, and she deftly brings us into the photographer’s studio while her model cavorts before the snapping of the randy photographer’s camera. Our beat writer, Barbie Starr, covers one of Second Life’s most important charity events in Rock Your Rack, and gives us an informative look at the history of the quest to find a cure for breast cancer. Dearstluv Writer contributes an astounding poem, Defeated, which overflows with anguish – a difficult but important poem from one of SL’s most beautiful voices. Cat Boccaccio is back again with another piece of micro-fiction, A Good Daddy, a hard-hitting piece about the sins of a father being visited upon the son. Faithless is RoseDrop Rust’s contribution this month and it is a stunning rebuke of those who fail to deliver on promises of artistic freedom and support. Art Blue, who follows American culture more closely than most Americans, explores some futuristic television themes in Reclaiming Art. Merope Madrigal looks to the stars in the first of her “Star Poems” with What’s In A Nebula?,” an other-worldly look at our relative insignificance. We’re also pleased to have Drover Mahogany back (you may remember his stunning Footfalls Echo series) with an insightful look into the ultimate act of creativity. And finally, Consuela Hypatia Caldwell brings our issue to a happy close with an ode to those heady days of the 60s at Yasgur’s farm with Woodstock. Enjoy your new autumn reading list!