fiction
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“‘Cause, I’m gonna snooze back some further in time and about forty, fifty miles north of here.” (Jeff Kaliss)
The following, “Family Affair” (script, excerpt), is an excerpt of a completed script by Jeff Kaliss. Jeff Kaliss studies writing and jazz piano at CCSF after completing an MFA in Creative Writing at SFSU. His poetry appears in the Suisun Valley Review and he reads it around town. Jeff wrote a biography of Sly & the…
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“I may be as average as they come in so many respects, … but I’m not a dummy.” (Dana Wagner)
Chiao En Huang studies Graphic Design in CCSF. Currently, Chiao works at speciality coffee shop SPRO. “Obviously, [to] create is one of my biggest hobbies. I also do a lot of painting and drawing. Line (geometric) and color are two really big inspiration for me.” More work can be viewed at Chiao En Huang’s website:…
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“This would be the perfect emoji for today.” (Kate Steinheimer)
Dimas Arellan is a surrealist creature artist from Los Angeles who loves City College and all it’s colorful people and things. Sardonic Face by Kate Steinheimer I’d like to invent a new emoji. One that says, “I can’t believe you just said that.” Or something like that. I could use it a lot, although I’m not…
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“Can’t substitute a milkshake, sorry.” (Jackie Davis Martin)
Diner by Jackie Davis Martin You would have lied, too. You would have promised the manager to work the entire summer when you applied for the breakfast shift at the diner which had you arriving in the parking lot at six in the morning in a brown nylon dress and white oxfords, to set up…
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“The Day After” by S. K. Lee
The Day After by S. K. Lee “Here you go, Cristina.” said Agatha as she handed me a cup of coffee. “Thanks, I could use some caffeine. I only got a few hours of sleep last night.” I said as I took a sip. The coffee was nice and hot, perfect for a cold and…
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The Ambivalent Protaganist
by Casey Baker Recently, Huffington Post published an article (link:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claire-fallon/great-male-protagonists-w_b_4044741.html) naming a few male protagonists from famous novels that no one would really wish to befriend if they existed in the real world. While the piece is an interesting, rather pro-feminist examination of generally brutish male characters, it leaves out an entire gender and examination therein.…
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Forum Magazine Presents…Fiction and Poetry from CCSF at Lit Crawl 2013.
For the first time ever, Forum Magazine will have a presence at Lit Crawl! Our readings will take place at the Latin American Club (3286 22nd St.) from 6pm to 7pm, and feature artists from our Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 issues including Charlotte Hull, Real Lapalme, Seth Luther, Natalie Saunders, John Silverman, and Jerome Steegmans. If you don’t…
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Dystopian Top 3
Hello Forum Magazine readers! Today we’re talking about Dystopian art and stories, or, more specifically, your favorites within the Dystopian genre. Whether we love, hate, or carry a lukewarm temperament toward it, we must admit that Dystopian art is definitely popular, right now. We can argue the reasons for or merits of this amongst ourselves…
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The Bus Ride By Britannic x.o. Zane (Jul. 8th, 2007)
I sat down to wait for my bus and a Samoan woman approached me. She kept staring at me and I was getting nervous about it because she was intimidating like she could squash me like a grape. She waited till everyone around us seemed occupied with other things before she spoke to me. “You…
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A House at the End of the Street by Jordy Lynch
Lewis Arnold had always hated his father’s name. Not his father. No other trait of his ever bothered Lewis; just his name, which in most cases is decided by forces distant to the person who is to don said name. Lewis knew this and held no grudge towards his father. Yet if there had been…
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