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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Volume 16 Issue 2
Featuring writing by:
Molly Harris, Mark Everett Wittmer, Hannah White Hannah, and Brenna Manuel
and visual art by:
Jasper Glen and Suzana Stojanović
Featured art: “Pie in the Sky” by Jasper Glen
“The bodies of construction workers
are still underwater.
If no kaiju rises from the sea to wreak its vengeance,
I will buckle like a bridge.”
— Mark Everett Wittmer, “Collapse”
Volume 16, Issue 2
“Now, she felt like a child again. She stood among the gravestones and the memories of the dead. She didn’t know why she came. All she knew was that she was looking for the mourning chair Mannie mentioned.”
— Molly Harris, “Water Beneath the Rocks”
Volume 16, Issue 2
Featured artwork: “New City” by Suzana Stojanović
“The syringe is empty, so the beeping starts. It won’t stop until I find the remote control. I avoid contact with objects that might contaminate Celeste, so I say, ‘Behind you.’ She fumbles and grabs it behind her head on the mattress. She pushes the big ‘Nurse’ button by feel.”
— Brenna Manuel, “The Button Behind Her”
Volume 16, Issue 2