April is complete.

The River of Strange

Just read this in Gardens and Guns, a magazine out of Charleston, SC that is surprisingly good (despite the name).

“The beautiful thing about Southerners is how happy they are to tell you all the evil things that other people say about you.”

Rick Bragg

Finally finished formatting the April 2023 issue. It took a while, didn’t it? My excuse for the slow publication dates, the tardiness of it all? The fish were biting. Seriously. Ocracoke Island, NC. I mean, just what was I supposed to do? Crappy wi-fi on the island and sunny days on the beach… who can blame me for being slack? I do apologize to our writers, ya’ll are swell for not lambasting me.

Enjoy this month’s essays, poems, and short stories. It’s a damn good issue. And May 2023? It’ll be on time. Unless… nope, not gonna do it. Not going to put fishing above the Dead Mule.

>>Valerie