Issue 04
Content and trigger warnings for Issue 04 include mentions of or allusions to ableism, pedophilia, suicide, self-harm and mutilation (including trichotillomania), abuse (emotional, physical, and sexual), violence, and mental illness. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list; these are overt themes or events.
Betrayal takes many forms, wounding and surprising us with its bitter tenacity. We can’t fathom the choices we might make until situations present themselves, and we’re forced to choose a path.
Do you know which path you would take? Test your certainty; immerse yourself in words and images in Issue 04 of Reservoir Road Literary Review.
"Safe Distances" by Lindsey Clark
"Visitation" by Virginia Laurie
"River Vein" by Benn Jeffries
"Who Am I" by Tennessee Moon
"How I Lost My Voice" by Joshua McKinney
"Zephyr" by Wilson Koewing
"The Ones You Don't See Coming" by J. Brandon Lowry
"Risorius" by Raymond Luczak
"A Bird in the Orange Sky Turning Purple" by Natalie Marino
"Gwen and the Toad" by Kevin Mattox
"Another Herodotus Poem" by John Repp
"Furless Peaches" by Jo Higgs
In order by written work with featured photography accompaniments:
“Safe Distances” by Lindsey Clark, featuring “Solo Flower” by Victoria Kezra
“Visitation” by Virginia Laurie, featuring “Teddy Bear on Barbwire Fence” by Roger Camp
“River Vein” by Benn Jeffries, featuring “Sea Fog” by John Sexton
“Who Am I” by Tennessee Moon, featuring “You Are Being Watched” by Kai Leung
“How I Lost My Voice” by Joshua McKinney, featuring “Abandoned Medicine Cabinet” by Lee Doyle
“Zephyr” by Wilson Koewing, featuring “Ingrowns” by John Sexton
“The Ones You Don’t See Coming” by J. Brandon Lowry, featuring “Drifting Away” by Cameron Cohen
“Risorius” by Raymond Luczak, featuring “Reverberation from a Dream” by Maggie Elliott
“A Bird in the Orange Sky Turning Purple” by Natalie Marino, featuring “Sunbeam” by Victoria Kezra
“Gwen and the Toad” by Kevin Mattox, featuring “Desert Road” by Jeremiah Gilbert
“Another Herodotus Poem” by John Repp, featuring “Marfa Ice Plant” by Carla Nagler
“Furless Peaches” by Jo Higgs, featuring “Rio Aimorés” by Guilherme Bergamini (cover image)
Copyrights held by authors listed. Individual content warnings not listed within each work; please review the content warnings at the top of the main issue page and assume all prose deals with adult subject matter and difficult themes.