In this special issue, The Missing Slate invites you to the Caribbean — with a layout to match — with writing from some of the Islands’ most talented writers, guest edited by John R. Lee, who also introduces the feature.
Depending on your reading preferences, there are a few different options for viewing this issue.
The digital issue is available as a downloadable PDF (note that it’s a large file, and may take a few minutes to download completely): http://themissingslate.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/issue/issue12.pdf
A complete table of contents, including web-exclusive pieces, is available on the magazine’s website. Just click on the title to read the piece: http://themissingslate.com/2014/06/14/summer-2014-fantasy-escape-2/
An ‘interactive’ edition (the most reader-friendly option) is available here: http://issuu.com/themissingslate/docs/issue12
Table of Contents:
Gateways: A Caribbean Sampler John Robert Lee
POETRY
Leaving Coal Mine Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné
A Prayer for the Unflummoxed Beaver Kei Miller
Herons Kendel Hippolyte
Purgatory Kwame Dawes
Overseer: Detention Vladimir Lucien
from ‘Far District’ Ishion Hutchinson
Feathers Esther Phillips
FICTION (Digital Edition Exclusive)
From Requiem Curdella Forbes
From the Book of Dreams Vahni Capildeo
Cher Ami Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw
Funk Robert Edison Sandiford
ESSAYS
Phyllis Shand Allfrey: The Poet Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert
Solitary Consignment Maria Amir
Literary or Not: The Reality of Escapist Fiction Sana Hussain
Writing: Escapism or Thoughtful Engagement Mariam Tareen
Shattered Screens Tom Nixon
Deconstructing the Dream Factory Chuck Williamson
The Great Escape Aaron Grierson
Skulking Around the Dark Side of Fandom Ghausia Rashid Salaam
Alfred Hitchcock and the Strange Aesthetic of Fetish Jess McHugh
Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man Jane King
