Summer, Issue Five
Our Summer issue is "Don't Forget the Dust" by J.R. Corey and "Life in Miniature" by Allie Leach.
"Manic sun storms the living room where I sit in a miniature, spiral-post rocking chair, my mother ordering me to get my coat. Since the thought of never returning home fails to enter my mind, I grab only my favorite jacket - the little, red, imitation leather Michael Jackson knock-off. If I had known that I'd soon be secreted in my mother's outburst, I would have grabbed Don't Forget the Oatmeal, one of my favorite storybooks. The book details Bert's distractions as he sets out to purchase oatmeal; though he takes the proactive step of tying a string around his finger to help him remember what he's after, in the end, he fails." read full essay here
"As I walk into the Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson, I feel like Gulliver, towering above a world of Lilliputians. I stare into rooms, the size of mailboxes, and find every day objects playing new roles inside these miniature worlds. The bottle cap is a pie pan; the gold picture frame is a table; the top of a mason jar is a chandelier; the breadbox is a house. The white leather boots and ceramic rose teapots could be earrings. The hatboxes could comfortably fit a family of four ants. The posters could be postage stamps. Women coo, couples swoon, children yelp like toy poodles, calling their parents into rooms. The museum, only two years old, a toddler itself, still has that new car smell." read full essay here