18 Thomas’s muscles ached as he dug out another shelter for the night. He thought he could see, just on the horizon, the lights of a small, distant city glowing beneath the atmosphere. Tomorrow, he thought. He vomited several times and voided his bowels in the most ruthless and graphic way. After rinsing his mouth […]
Podcast The Pub 49: Love and Lots of Coffee and Painkillers
In this episode, we talk about The Matrix, including the upcoming Resurrections release. Kayla puts on a leather trench coat and does a slow-motion drop kick off the studio wall, neutralizing several police officers. Jackie takes the red pill, just to see how far down the rabbit hole she can go. Trey walks through an entire […]
Podcast The Pub 48: Are You Sure It’s a Turkey?
Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, we talk about Hannibal. Matthew follows a black feathered stag out of the studio and into the dangerous woods. Daniel constructs a corpse totem and then watches everyone take pictures of it. Kayla buys a sniper rifle, climbs a tree, and protects the entire cast. And Dean puts on a […]
Event: Fall 2021 Open Mic Night
On Thursday, November 18th, Straylight Magazine hosted an Open Mic Night in The Den at UW Parkside. Between performances, the audience and hosts worked together to create this exquisite corpse poem: I walked outside And I smelled smoke. It filled my lungs and made me choke Breathing became more difficult by the minute I laid […]