Safety Pin Review

Noir and Funeral: Issue Twenty-One Action Shots

mohawko — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:49:20 +0000

Action Shots from last week’s issue by J. Bradley, brought to you from Sleep No More by @NoSexCity and Jack Cazir. They speak for themselves.

Issue Twenty-Two will go live tomorrow.

If I Had A Valentine: Issue Twenty Action Shots!

mohawko — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:48:57 +0000

Operative Jack Cazir took Laura Hallman’s story for a lengthy journey into the city for Valentine’s Day. Delivered to you, from the man himself (who, incidentally, has an article over at Thought Catalog about means to avoid similar situations in your own lifeliness.) Here goes, a solo love riot (words by Jack):

If I had a Valentine I’d buy her flowers and things with hearts and we’d eat at Momofuku and I wouldn’t sit alone.

If I had a Valentine we’d walk the High Line and maybe hold hands here.

Maybe here.

If I had a Valentine I’d shield her eyes.

I thought maybe I could find my Valentine in Times Square.

But this woman seemed more into Laura Hallman than me, which is fair.

I thought this Modigliani could maybe be my Valentine but she didn’t hardly even move.

Neither did this girl.

If I had a Valentine she’d explain Abstract art to me.

And remind me not to stand in front of the pictures.

If I had a Valentine she’d ignore all of this shit.

And put up with this shit.

…and I wouldn’t be so lonely.

We love you, Jack.

More to come.

Issue Twenty-One: Dead Bodies Everywhere! (Audio)

mohawko — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:30:17 +0000

Download the latest edition of our editor’s weekly radio show, available right here, in which we read this week’s J. Bradley story, ramble about ravens following you home, dredging up bodies from a Floridian swamp, “earthy” internet poetry, and listen to swampy punk. Broadcast from the depths of WECI at 91.fm. Just in time for Valentine’s Day. We present, with a knowing smile:

Playlist:

“Spring Heeled Jack”/”Fall of the All-American” – the Nerve Agents
“Gallow Is God” – the Distillers
“The Hearts Filthy Lesson” – David Bowie
“Infected” – Bad Religion
“Conceptual Paths” – Tom Gabel
“The Navesink Banks” – the Gaslight Anthem (centerpiece)

Post-show, smack-in-the-forehead revelation: I should have played Gun Club. I didn’t, but I would’ve played “For the Love of Ivy.” Greatest regret.

Stay tuned: coming up later tonight, a special grouping of Action Shots from Laura Hallman’s story, as worn by Jack Cazir, for you and your loved one.

Issue Twenty-One!!

mohawko — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:27:35 +0000

Hello, lovers. We are oh-so-proud to present to you our twenty-first issue, from a veteran SPR author. This one is double-teaming around New York City on the backs of Jack Cazir and @NoSexCity, alongside last week’s story by Laura Hallman. Watch them play, love, roam together. See how softly we all speak when horrific things happen. Welcome, friends, to the Valentine:

ISSUE TWENTY-ONE (2/13/12)

featuring

“October 2001″

by J. Bradley

Operatives: Jack Cazir and @NoSexCity

About the author: J. Bradley is a contributing writer to Specter Magazine and the Interviews Editor of PANK Magazine. He lives at iheartfailure.net. Follow him on Twitter @iheartfailure.

About the operatives: Jack Cazir and @NoSexCity (NYC, south and north Brooklyn) operate in the shape of a Venn diagram.

Issue Twenty: How We Yearn (Audio)

mohawko — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:40:17 +0000

Download and listen to our editor’s radio show, broadcast from WECI 91.5fm, Richmond, IN’s public radio– featuring Laura Hallman’s story and various, pointless (yet ultimately revealing) pontifications– in its entirety, following this link. See below for tracklist and miscellanea.

Playlist:

“Thirteen Years Without Peter King” – the World/Inferno Friendship Society
“Where the Moss Slowly Grows” – Tiger Army
“Blake Says” – Amanda Palmer
“Because of the Shame” – Against Me! (centerpiece)
“Evil Thoughts” – Foxy Shazam
“This House Is Empty Now” – Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
“Champagne Supernova” – Oasis

Issue Twenty!!

mohawko — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:40:10 +0000

We are proud to present our twentieth issue, taking strides around NYC on the back of Operative Jack Cazir. A download of our weekly radio show, “Centerpiece,” starring the words of this week’s author, is forthcoming. In the meantime, read and memorize the following beautiful words:

ISSUE TWENTY (2/6/12):

featuring

“The Science of Your Intimacy Phobia”

by Laura Hallman

Operative: Jack Cazir (NYC)

About the author: Laura Hallman (@l_hallman) can be found within the archives of Dr. Hurley’s Snake Oil Cure, Sea Giraffe Magazine, and 3:AM Magazine. She appears regularly in Peripheral Surveys and Side B Magazine.

About the operative: Jack Cazir writes for Thought Catalog and is probably very lonely.

Everyone in NYC Has A Crush on Casey Hannan: Punch-Drunk with the SPR (Issue Nineteen Action Shots)

mohawko — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:52:25 +0000

Photographic fractals– a frat party, a blurry subway ride, the ankles and calfs of friend and stranger alike– are all that remain of our nineteenth issue, written by Casey Hannan and worn by David Meyers around New York City. All exude warmth, a joyous and cozy context for Casey ‘s generous story.

Let the flannel take you someplace quiet, somewhere with gentle, lapping waves and lots of body hair. Repeat the story over and over in your head as you go. Take us now, Casey:

pregaming

happyface

mr. demille

mouthshot

heppy

space david + finger

jeank nees

'red'

friendzz

please don't jump

superman

we are two strangers but we are the same

close friendz

others who are not so close

best friendz

“Kiss him. Kiss your best friend.”

Chronic Depression Lasts Longer Than A Week: Action Shots from Issue Eighteen

mohawko — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:39:01 +0000

Finally, at long last, largely due to busyness on my part (apologies), we have an eclectic collection of Action Shots from last week’s story by mensah demary, worn about Wooster, OH and Louisville, KY by our fabulous operative Kelsey Kerr. See! these glorious photos, as narrated by the operative herself:

Candy-Colored Misery

Taken in a party store in Wooster. I happened to wander in there after Walmart. Sadly, no one commented on the patch at this location.

I will say that I found the contrast of the party store and the poem quite amusing.

Banks Inspire Depression.

By Chase in Wooster. While I was in line waiting to deposit a check, a woman stopped me, saying she was trying to read my back but that she was having difficulty. I gingerly moved my purse strap out of her way.

We Only Talk to Animals Now

A Petco in Wooster. Oh, the adventures of Petco. Both my puppy and I had a good time there. He got some bitches while getting his nails groomed, so I was told, and I got frisked by an employee’s eyes. She stopped me to tell me how much she enjoyed the piece.

Forever Low Every Day

At the Walmart in Louisville, KY when a woman read the poem as she was strolling her young daughter into the store.

Prep Time

In Louisville before going out on the town on Saturday night.

Pluto Is No Longer A Planet

This group was taken out on the town Saturday night. I went out with my boyfriend, Mac Kelly’s family. His cousin Erin’s also in some of the shots. We went to dinner, then went bar hopping, which included some drinking of Mamajauna and dancing. No comments on the prose piece, but maybe that’s become patrons at the places we attended had a bit distracted minds.

AND YOU CAN'T BRING IT BACK.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

These next two were taken at Lynn’s Paradise Cafe in Louisville. It’s a pretty well-known tourist spot, with delicious food. Today was Lima Bean Day, so there were free lima beans for everyone with every meal. In the shot, I’m wearing a Dr. Seuss hat. There are many fun hats in the restaurant’s shop, which people like to put on for photos.

Funny Hats #1 (I Feel Shrimpy Today)

Funny Hats #2 (Redux)

In my boyfriend’s father’s condo with our puppy, Charlie, who loves my jacket and is always getting it coated in fur. (Hence, all the fur on my jacket in the shots.)

Woofs

Stay tuned for photos of Casey Hannan’s story later on this week.

Issue Nineteen!! Read It Here!!

mohawko — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:06:24 +0000

HAI. This is the nineteenth issue of the Safety Pin Review, and one of the most joyous. See the previous post to download our wholesome radio show, or just download it here. It makes Casey Hannan all tingly and Molly Laich long for her father. Here goes:

ISSUE NINETEEN (1/30/12):

featuring

“Where to Put Your Hand”

by Casey Hannan

Operative: David Meyers (NYC)

About the author: Casey Hannan‘s work has appeared or is forthcoming in PANK, Wigleaf, Smokelong Quarterly, and Annalemma. He accounts for his time at www.casey-hannan.com.

About the operative: David Meyers, a student at NYU Poly, probably nurses a number of grudges.

Issue Nineteen: Hear It Before You Read It!!

mohawko — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:41:42 +0000

Well, hello there. Please, sit down. Whilst we wait for the first photo of Issue Nineteen in action to arrive, why don’t you relax with a cup of something hot and enjoy the Safety Pin Review’s weekly audio supplement, freshly recorded from WECI (Richmond, IN’s public radio station) and now available for download at your leisure. It’s got an hour of great music, fun stories, words from our editor, Casey Hannan’s 30 words, and a wealth of body hair. Let it hug you:

Playlist:

“The E Street Shuffle” – Bruce Springsteen
“Chain Reaction” – Cloud Cult
“The Drowners” – Suede
“The Lad with the Silver Button” – Mark Mothersbaugh
“Lonely Rolling Star” – Yohihito Yano, Sani Kabata
“Punk Rock Girls” – the Queers
“Peter Brady” – Screeching Weasel
“Vegan in Furs” – of Montreal
“Queen Bitch” – David Bowie

Relevant links: Katamari Damacy; Screeching Weasel’s “I Wanna Be A Homosexual.”