Issue 02
Content and trigger warnings for Issue 02 include discussion of death, suicide mentions, suicidal ideation, sex mentions, drug use, and exploration of mental illness. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list; these are overt themes.
What can we do when things fall apart? When life gets hard? When the people we love don’t love us back, or they’re gone, or we’ve lost their trust? What if we’ve lost ourselves? Explore the possibilities through the words and images in Issue 02 of Reservoir Road Literary Review.
"Empty Bathroom" by Ann Calandro
"I Say Yes to Her Every Request" by Jessica Evans
"Indistinct Chatter" by Drew Willis
"Kelly Marie Wants to Talk to You" by Michael Giddings
"Paper Bits" by Andrea Lynn Koohi
"Rodeo" by Wilson Koewing
"Sheepdog, Standing in the Rain" by Beaumont Sugar
"Something Bright" by Kelsey Day
"To be, Maybe, Maybe Baby" by Edward Supranowicz
In alphabetical order by prose with featured artist accompaniments listed:
“Empty Bathroom” by Ann Calandro
“I Say Yes to Her Every Request” by Jessica Evans
“Indistinct Chatter” by Drew Willis, featuring “Two for Tension” by Steve Zimmerman
“Kelly Marie Wants to Talk to You” by Michael Giddings, featuring “Famished Koi” by Georgia Iris Szawaryn
“Paper Bits” by Andrea Lynn Koohi
“Rodeo” by Wilson Koewing, featuring “The Salt Barrens” by Em Harriett (cover image)
“Sheepdog, Standing in the Rain” by Beaumont Sugar, featuring “Wall” by Jennifer Weigel
“Something Bright” by Kelsey Day, featuring “Smooth as Silk” by Georgia Iris Szawaryn
“To Be, Maybe, Maybe Baby” by Edward Supranowicz, featuring “Cliff Swallows” by K.L. Johnston
Copyrights held by authors listed. All other artwork credited to Unsplash. Individual content warnings not listed; please assume all prose deals with adult subject matter and difficult themes.