Hello and welcome to the new issue of The Brasilia Review.
In this issue, Justin Fenech pens a gripping mise-en-scène, part travelogue, part drama. Bethany Mangle wrings emotion from memory. And Jupiter Reed finds a martyr carrying on.
In our Poetry section, Londzo’s kinetic prose defines a piece of life. Lucy Ryan sees a microcosm in a campfire. And Courtney Turley breaks our hearts with what we have in common.
The next issue will be March 2017 and submissions are open. Thank you.
Fiction
A Couple and a City by Justin Fenech
“I should make a clean break and stay here.”
Mother by Bethany Mangle
“brow slick with the sweat of her labor, body marred by giving life”
chaos theory by Jupiter Reed
“fifty holes in my socks from all the mice kisses”
Poetry
Close to Joy by Londzo
“Man, I wanna be a mighty legacy.”
burning clothes in a backyard by Lucy Ryan
“three boys spilling language”
Defining Moment by Courtney Turley
“As my love and concern met you every step possible”