SHRUG MAGAZINE

The September issue of Shrug Magazine includes, among others:

‘Bearded Men Portraits’, by Keith Shore
Unruly facial hair and the product of careful hands

‘Sometimes I forget’, by Gene Morgan
Knowing nothing about the contemporary lives of others – A 2005 Honda Accord, coupe – This dull universe

‘Interviewing “Isan”’, by Terrence Smith
Answer: ‘If the holes were satisfactory I’d mark them with green ink, if the holes were wonky I’d mark them in red. Over and over. And over. And over. I must have tested a million holes.’

‘A work of micro-brewed fiction’, by Morgan J. Lappin
Strictly moose scrotums – Why Mama can’t come to the beach with us – Irritating the ashen-skinned elders

‘American Street’, by Chris Gutkind
Nodding to the external world – Practicing the futility of control – Encouragement

‘Pisa project’, by Jemma Egan
Photographs of people pretending to rectify or topple the famous subsiding tower

‘Adventures at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Part Two’, by Anthony Marais
A lick: ‘I’ve never been a groupie and the extent of my admiration of others usually never transcends private contemplation. In essence, I can’t stand throwing myself at people, and yet somehow this is just what I’d done.’

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