To Memphis – Matt Morgan
Monday, January 5, 2015 10:51 — 0 Comments
I flush the ticket down the bus toilet. Plastic. PissÂglistened and disinfected. Below me the pavement surges ahead, hurtling me northbound along the flat back of the Mississippi Delta. There’s a xanax stuffed in my front pocket— and in the back, a fistÂclutch of New Testament pages ripped from a Gideon’s Bible. I’ve come to leave. I’ve come to wrap my arms around something new and squeeze it empty like I have everything else. My wife. My second wife. The savings account. I’d ruin every last person and crying child on this godforsaken bus if given the chance. If given […]
5 Poems – Martha Silano
Monday, December 29, 2014 11:23 — 0 Comments
Does anyone in the neighborhood go by the name Smurf?Â
Three Songs To The Head vol. 22
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:41 — 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 can’t get out of our heads! Today, we’re featuring The Hoot Hoots, Chris King & The Gutterballs and Spekulation. Enjoy!
Wednesday, on the Subway – Jason Sears
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:26 — 1 Comment
“Let’s pretend to be French Impressionists,†you said. So we
Two Christmas Songs #TownBiz
Monday, December 15, 2014 11:23 — 0 Comments
Hello Lovlies! It’s the holiday season and so we wanted to offer two songs in the spirit of Christmas from some of our local favorites, Kris Orlowski, Hollis Wong-Wear and Shelby Earl! These folks have some of the most beautiful voices in town and are also some of Seattle’s most prolific songwriters. We hope you enjoy their work and feel that warm holiday feeling. XO
What Are We Marching For? Some Thoughts – Ijeoma Oluo
Saturday, December 13, 2014 23:09 — 1 Comment
I do not believe most cops are racist. I do not believe they wake up and say, “I’m going to kill a brown person today.â€
One Super Important Question For Robin Crookall
Thursday, December 11, 2014 15:51 — 0 Comments
The Big Apple is Mecca for artists. It’s where the action happens. It’s the destination. At least that’s what New Yorkers think, and a lot of artists gazing east. Visual artist Robin Crookall moved from Seattle to New York this fall to pursue an MFA at NYU. We published a few of her pieces in our print edition, Monarch 2, and I’ve been a fan since. I caught up with her over Thanksgiving weekend and took the opportunity to ask her one super important question. CT:  What have you found is the biggest advantage, if there is one, to making art in the […]
Three Important Songs
Thursday, December 11, 2014 11:55 — 0 Comments
Hello – I don’t want to say much here other than, when you can, listen to these songs. In one way, the best we can do in difficult times like this is share other people’s tremendous work. So without further ado, here are three important songs.Â
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
Book Release and Reading Feb. 6
January 6th, 2016
Hello fellow readers, travelers and Monarchians! Our first book, Traveling Light, written by Seattle author, Jim Brantingham, is now for sale! And we will be throwing a release party for it Feb. 6 at 6pm in Ravenna Third Place Books (on the corner of 65th and 20th NE). Jim will be reading from the book and there will be guest readers accompanying him. Space is limited, so we suggest you come early. Books can be bought through this link here or at Ravenna Third Place Books (which just ordered it’s second wave of books). We are super excited for this release and […]
