Muscle & Blood Issue 2

Muscle & Blood is a literary reaction to modern culture in the form of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and photography. We publish works that reflect on, subvert, or capture the modern world in all its ugliness and beauty. Muscle & Blood Issue 2 is dedicated to the memory of Austin Kerswill (1992-2010). Issue 2 features; 1. Review of M.V. Montgomery's poetry collection Strange Conveyances 2. Photography by Leila A. Fortier and Kristin Fouquet 3. Creative Nonfiction by Christina Low 4. Flash Fiction by William J. Feddigan and Dylan Gilbert 5. Short Fiction by Georgine Getty, Neil Richter, Terry Sanville, J.J. Steinfeld, and Curtis Bradley Vickers 6. Poetry by Emma Bartholomew, Lisa Marie Basile (2 poems), Elijah Burrell (3 poems), Jim Culleny, Matt Dennison, Kenneth P. Gurney, Ted Jean (5-part poetry suite), James Keane, Austin Kerswill (posthumous), Britt Melewski, Allison Meraz, Meryn Shireen Shapurji, A.K. Williams, and Ron Yazinski