Skinny Chai Iced Light Ice, by Chris Barton
Chris Barton’s work has appeared in Hobart, Funhouse, Entropy, Word Riot, Metatron, and Potluck Mag. He did a project on George Washington Carver in the 5th grade. He enjoys Frank O’hara, Lydia Davis, and Osamu Dazai books. He sometimes uses twitter: @chrisnbarton. A thousand hugs.
Heaven Can Wait by Elizabeth Hall
Elizabeth Hall is the author of I Have Devoted My Life to the Clitoris (Tarpaulin Sky Press) and Two Essays (Eohippus Labs). She lives in San Pedro and plays bass in the band Pine Family. For more work check out her Tumblr.
Giving Up Ghosts by Jacklyn Janeksela
Jacklyn Janeksela can be found in felled limbs, Oddball Magazine, The Nervous Breakdown, Berfrois, Barrelhouse, Uut Poetry, Pig Latin, Thought Catalog, Luna Magazine, and Talking Book. She is in a post-punk band called the velblouds. She is an energy.
For Violet on Saturday Night by Claire Horn
Claire Horn is a London-based Nova Scotian, freelance editor, and BFF of multiple witches. Other work by Claire has recently been published at Entropy. Musings at @bucketfulofgold.
Issue No. 5 FLASHBACK: Post & Present “Unofficial Etymology” by Shawnacy Kiker
Shawnacy Kiker @arbitraryjane: poetry editor of Coachella Review, mom of 7, eater of soups both fine and mediocre.
THE BIRDS: Observations on Birds II by Janice Lee
Janice Lee is the author of Damnation (Penny-Ante Editions, 2013), Reconsolidation (Penny-Ante Editions, 2015), and The Sky Isn't Blue (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016). She is Editor of the #RECURRENT Novel Series, Assistant Editor at Fanzine and Executive Editor at Entropy.
LIVING ART: An Artist’s Guide to Creating Your Own World, by Aurora Lady
Aurora Lady is a mixed media artist who has been an ardent proponent of the DIY ethic since her teen years. She's also our special guest for Friday's inaugural "VOX & Voices" reading + music event at Stories! RSVP here and see more of her work at www.auroralady.com.
Lloyd’s Google Search History by Kayla Pongrac
Kayla Pongrac Schwerer is a writer, reader, chai tea drinker, and record spinner. When she’s not writing creatively, she’s writing professionally–for two newspapers and a few magazines in her hometown of Johnstown, PA. To read more of Kayla’s work, visit www.kaylapongrac.com.
“FRANK” by Taylor Yates
Taylor Yates is an L.A. native obsessed with travelling and patterned socks. When she’s not writing and editing for DUM DUM, she’s biking around the reservoir and playing moody bass lines in her living room. She is currently working on an autobiographical anthology. Check out her work here.
“SHIFTING KICKS” by Naville Obeso
The shoes you wear know everything about you. When you’re stealing, lying, or scared; when you’re happy, in a hurry, anxious; they carry you in all you do, and your secrets, too.
“Open House” by Steve Vermilion
Steve Vermillion is a writer living in Northern California. His recent work appears in The NewerYork, The Morning News, Bicycle Review, Round Up Zine, Diverse Voices Quarterly and Black Heart Magazine.
DUM DUM Serials: “Little Armenian Prowler” (Pt. 3) by Justin Maurer
DUM DUM Zine would like to welcome back Justin Maurer for the final installment of "Little Armenian Prowler" (read Pt. 1 and Pt. 2!), which we've serialized in 3 parts in the month of May. You may remember work from our past serials featuring Jessica Garrison's One Dollar Stories, and more recently, Kristen Felicetti's radio...