Welcome to Barnstorm.
We are a literary journal.
We publish written and visual artwork that is playful, takes risks, and harnesses energy.
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Vol. 15, Issue 7: Experi-May-ntal
Featuring works by:
Chelsea Bouchard, Sarp Sozdinler, Amy Cook, and Katy Giebenhain
and a bonus interview with:
Christopher Alan McDaniel, Swamp Editor of Swamp Ape Review
Featured art: “Interrupt” by Katy Giebenhain
“Shed your jacket,
because it’s sixty-
six degrees
outside (you live
in a part of the
world where this
is bad)”
— Chelsea Bouchard, “IT’S SIXTY-SIX DEGREES IN FEBRUARY BINGO”
Barnstorm Volume 15, Issue 7
Featured art: “Fluid Painting 77” by Mark Chadwick
“We stood in silence glancing at everyone in the bar but one another, until the fireworks started popping.”
— Sarp Sozdinler, “Synonyms & Antonyms”
Barnstorm Volume 15, Issue 7
Featured art: “Light Tricks” by Dee Ashley
“Meet your fellow performer while you’re still children, preferably growing up in the same small town. You should each have a number of siblings, all within the same age range, so that it will be forever difficult to untangle aunts and uncles upon the destruction of the marriage.”
— Amy Cook, “The Phoenix Aces”
Barnstorm Volume 15, Issue 7