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Issue Twenty-Eight!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Eight with tags , , , on June 13, 2012 by mohawko

HERE WE GO AGAIN. We are beyond thrilled to present the story that made the SPR’s second voyage across the world, this time to Daejeon, South Korea (!), by second-time SPR operative (and soon-to-be SPR author) Kelsey Kerr, who’s teaching at an English academy there. It received mucho attention overseas, adorable evidence of which is to follow throughout this week. Now, a ghost story:

ISSUE TWENTY-EIGHT (6/12/12):

The Fisherman’s Widow

by David Sklar

Operative: Kelsey Kerr (Daejeon, Korea)

About the author: David Sklar writes in the spaces between the impossible magic of legend, the inscrutable magic of dreams, and the breathtaking, everyday magic of the world in which we live. (davidwriting.com.)

About the operative: Kelsey Kerr is from Pittsburgh, PA. She recently graduated from Denison University and currently teaches English in South Korea. You’ll find her poem “Sawed” in the current issue of The Susquehanna Review. (kelseyannkerr.com)

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Issue Twenty-Seven!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Seven with tags , , , , on June 4, 2012 by mohawko

HELLO. We are back, back, back with our punchy twenty-seventh issue, our tersest story yet. This one is being worn by operative (and forthcoming SPR author) B.J. Jones around Dubuque, Iowa, terrorizing farmer and townsfolk and fruit and vegetable vendor alike. Let’s get combative:

ISSUE TWENTY-SEVEN (6/4/12):

featuring

The Argument

by Benjamin King

Operative: B.J. Jones (Dubuque, Iowa)

About the author: I am Benjamin King. My dumb Internet name is rollerfink. I publish Kirk Cameron fan fiction and Gilmore Girls spoiler alerts at www.rollerfink.blogspot.com.

About the operative: B.J. Jones writes poetry, nonfiction essays, short fiction, and short short fiction. His poetry, nonfiction, and short short fiction have been published in various literary journals. He needs to work on his short fiction.

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Issue Twenty-Six!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Six with tags , , , , , , on May 21, 2012 by mohawko

At last, we’ve come upon our glorious twenty-sixth issue, and what an issue it is. This one’s being worn by Operative Jeremy, a native of North Carolina, but who’s wearing the story this week around Turkey (yes! Turkey!) during a month-long stay. So stay tuned for killer photos. We’ve got ruins for ya. The SPR proudly presents:

ISSUE TWENTY-SIX (5/21/12):

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“The Kitchen Sink Compares Itself to You”

by David Tomaloff

Operative: Jeremy Reed (various places around Turkey, the World)

About the author: David Tomaloff is a writer, photographer, musician, and all-around bad influence. His work has appeared in chapbooks, anthologies, and fine publications such as Mud Luscious, >kill author, & PANK. davidtomaloff.com.

About the operative: Jeremy Reed is a wandering drummer constantly questing for the pathway into the 4th Dimension of the Timewave.

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Also! We were recently written up in the Dayton Daily News, our editor’s hometown paper. Read all about us. Superspecial thanks to the stellar Sharon Short for putting that all together. (And you can see xTx’s story again; weird in the physical edition of the newspaper because it’s like seeing hand-print in photo in print. Or something.)

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Issue Twenty-Five!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Five with tags , , , on April 18, 2012 by mohawko

And here we are, with the Safety Pin Review’s twenty-fifth issue. This story is being worn this week by Operative Sonja Vitow (Boston, MA), author of our much-lauded twenty-fourth issue- and is the second piece of our coastal swap. California and Boston. Let’s do it up. Dig it:

ISSUE TWENTY-FIVE (4/16/12):

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“Missing Childhood”

by A.K. Mayhew

Operative: Sonja Vitow (Boston, MA)

About the author: A.K. Mayhew is working on her undergraduate degree in the suburbs of Los Angeles. She writes about literature at readingthroughcollege.com and for The Specter Collective.

About the operative: Sonja Vitow (Boston, MA) calls herself a writer when she’s drunk. She is the central focus for Stephen King’s highly anticipated coming-of-age novel, “Little House on the Landfill.”

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Issue Twenty-Four!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Four with tags , , , , on April 3, 2012 by mohawko

Hello again! So soon! We’re back with our cracking twenty-fourth issue, worn this week around Scripps and the suburbs of LA by the peerless Operative A.K. Mayhew. Our first west coast operative! We are covering so much ground. In any case, welcome:

ISSUE TWENTY-FOUR (4/2/12):

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“After the Punch, Before the Swell”

by Sonja Vitow

Operative: A.K. Mayhew (Los Angeles, CA)

About the author: Sonja Vitow is an MFA student in fiction at Emerson College. Her work will be published in upcoming issues of Gulf Coast and Words Apart Magazine.

About the operative: A.K. Mayhew is a Twin Cities native working on her undergraduate degree in the suburbs of Los Angeles. You can find her at http://readingthroughcollege.com and @akmayhew.

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Issue Twenty-Three!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Three with tags , , on March 26, 2012 by mohawko

AT LAST, WE’VE ARRIVED. Here we are, at the threshold of Issue Twenty-Three. This one’s being worn around Seattle by Operative Rosa, the Safety Pin Review’s first trip to Washington. This story has been in transit for over a month, and the radio supplemental appears in a previous post way back in time; you can download the audio from there, if you wish. We are glad to be back on our feet. We hope you missed us. We missed you, truly we did. So now then:

ISSUE TWENTY-THREE (3/26/12):

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“Wishing on Stars”

by Sharanya Manivannan

Operative: Rosa Ostrom

About the author: Sharanya Manivannan’s writing has appeared on Drunken Boat, Killing the Buddha, The Nervous Breakdown, Monkeybicycle and elsewhere. She can be found online at www.sharanyamanivannan.com and on Twitter as @ranyamanivannan.

About the operative: Rosa O (Seattle, WA) is a one-woman island.

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P.S. Check out our interview at Duotrope, where we are currently rated as one of the 25 “swiftest” and “most personable” markets. Thanks, guys.

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Issue Twenty-Two!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-Two with tags , , , on February 23, 2012 by mohawko

At last, the hotly-anticipated twenty-second issue of the Safety Pin Review is ready for public consumption! It has already roamed the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana in disguise for Mardi Gras, seeking out nourishment to fill its cadaverous frame, all on the back of Operative Ian Nizialek. We proudly present:

ISSUE TWENTY-TWO (2/20/12):

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“Fog Area”

by Howie Good

Operative: Ian Nizialek (New Orleans, LA)

About the author: Howie Good, a journalism professor at SUNY New Paltz, is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection, Dreaming in Red, from Right Hand Pointing.

About the operative: Ian Nizialek (New Orleans, LA) has never, ever looked back. Not once.

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Radio supplemental and Mardi Gras photos coming soon.

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Issue Twenty-One!!

Posted in Issue Twenty-One with tags , , , , on February 13, 2012 by mohawko

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.

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Issue Twenty!!

Posted in Issue Twenty with tags , , , on February 6, 2012 by mohawko

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):

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“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.

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Issue Nineteen!! Read It Here!!

Posted in Issue Nineteen with tags , , , , on January 30, 2012 by mohawko

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):

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“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.

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