Issue 1

Release Date: Apr 9, 2016

Issue 1 of Outlook Springs is not only a best-of issue, it's also a mind-blowing inaugural edition! Straight from the interdimensional printing press of Langston Brumbletooth. Featuring fantastic wordworks by Danielle Badra, Monica Byrne, Peter Markus, David Blair, Matthew Cheney, Katharyn Howd Machan, Gail Griffin, Alan Feldman, Joe Meno, Timothy Judd, Chloe Clark, William Stratton, Bobby Fischer, R.C. Van Horn, Noah Burton, Joyce Chong, Trish Hopkinson, Clark Knowles, Michelle Ann King, Amanda Funk-Hilton, Priya Keefe, and Heather Pierce.

Stories

• An Inventory at the End of the Worldby Joyce Chong
• Animal Magnetismby Joe Meno
• Death in the Woodsby Peter Markus
• Found One, Come Lookby Clark Knowles
• Free Fallby Monica Byrne
• Kathleen, or Ryanby Bobby Fischer
• Sometimes You’re the Windscreen, Sometimes You’re the Flyby Michelle Ann King
• The Boxby Matthew Cheney
• The River Overheadby Amanda Funk-Hilton
• The World Was At Our Feetby Heather Pierce

Essays

• In the Wallsby R.C. Van Horn

Poems

• “no one ever fails in a universe of tables”by Noah Burton
• A Way Inby Trish Hopkinson
• At the Hattie May Innby Katharyn Howd Machan
• Collies & Sheepby David Blair
• Forgotten Man Found Mummified in Homeby Gail Griffin
• Index of Problemsby Priya Keefe
• Letter to My Rabbiby Alan Feldman
• Mephistopheles Never Said He Told the Truthby Chloe Clark
• Quarry Man, Romaby William Stratton
• Suicidal Catsby Timothy Judd
• The Garden of my Agonyby Danielle Badra

• 7 Reasons Why Elvis Couldn’t Go to Hellby Gail Griffin
• At Whole Foodsby David Blair
• Findersby Noah Burton
• Gone Out in the Snowby David Blair
• Hot Tubby Katharyn Howd Machan
• In His Fingersby Katharyn Howd Machan
• Index of Landscapesby Priya Keefe
• Lake Michiganby Danielle Badra
• Missing Girl Found—by Chloe Clark
• Permanentlyby Danielle Badra
• Slowly Counting Down from 10 While Taking Deep Breathsby Danielle Badra
• Untitledby William Stratton
• Voyage to the Antipodesby Alan Feldman