2014 — The Monarch Review — Page 13

Fiction

My Mom: The M.I.L.F. – Matthew Dexter

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 14:07 — 0 Comments

During the first wave of thunderstorms Mom promised we could touch her boobs–if we wanted–but first we had to prove our maturity by snorting a pyramid of fire ants during lightning strikes. She licked the coconut Popsicle and nestled the frosty rectangle into the slats between the rotting wood of our porch. It was white and icy crystals glistened in the dusk. The tips of our noses were sunburned with darkened freckles. Fireflies searched for places to hide. Termites scurried as Mom shut the screen door to quarantine the mosquitoes.

Music

Three Songs To The Head vol. 13

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:30 — 0 Comments

Hello and welcome back to Three Songs to the Head where we share three songs that moved us, three songs we love, three songs we canâ€™t get out of our heads! Today, weâ€™re featuring LuckyÂ LawrenceÂ &Â theÂ Souvenirs, Spekulation and Theoretics ft. Moe Betta. Enjoy!Â

Visual Arts

Those Moments That Happen, An Improv Conversation

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:52 — 0 Comments

Four nights a week for four years of my life I climbed up the cobblestones of Post Alley past aproned smokers and Gum Wall gawkers. Below Pike Place, below a neon sign that made no noise, I would split the jutting line at the Unexpected Productions box-office and bow into the Dionysian temple that is the Market Theater.

Poetry

Red Diamonds – JÃ©anpaul Ferro

Monday, June 23, 2014 9:55 — 1 Comment

You are beautifully concise,

Fiction

A World on Wheels – Deepa Bhandaru

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:24 — 0 Comments

He had never sat in a chair like this before, a chair that let him swing from side to side, a chair with an axis on which he could rotate like a globe. Round and round, a world on wheels. He always thought sitting meant keeping still, and he avoided it when he could, but with this chair he could sit and spin, sit and swerve, sit and scoot across the floor. When he first sat down, he wheeled halfway to the door, but Miss Malti flashed him a reprimanding look, and he ground his feet into the carpet, determined […]

Visual Arts

An Interview With Bryan Ohno

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 11:17 — 0 Comments

Bryan Ohno, owner of the Bryan Ohno Gallery downtown, is a sharp, thought out fellow who talks about art in a way that includes something very Seattle: the idea that the city’s creativity is in fact what bolsters its people just about as much as food and water. We had the luxury of chatting with Bryan about his talks with artists, his goals and his gallery. Enjoy!

Music

Conscious Culture Festival

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 17:07 — 0 Comments

This weekend the hippies, festival tourists, love-seekers, and other assorted oddballs will be travelling past the middle of nowhere to the Barter Faire grounds in the hills above Tonasket for the fifth annual Conscious Culture Festival. Dozens of bands will be performing on the main stage and DJs will be spinning the dome stage. The Monarch Review is sending journalists to document the event, but we strongly encourage you to get some tickets for yourself and go have an adventure! Get your weekend passes here.

Music

Robb Benson’s ‘Evergreen’

Monday, June 16, 2014 14:17 — 0 Comments

Itâ€™s probably been said before, but I will say it again: Robb Benson is a mad scientist. Iâ€™ve seen it. In his home, he retreats to his basement studio and writes some of the most moving music in Seattle â€“ from pop music to instrumental soundtracks. And that is just what heâ€™s done again with his The Evergreen State Movie Soundtrack.Â