Ripe Banana

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Welcome to the first issue of Monkeyshines! There are no more first-run copies available, but this issue is also available as a PDF to download. It’s fairly big, so don’t download it on cellular, unless you have an unlimited plan.

In this issue we have original fiction, poetry, and an essay by some talented writers. And we have original artwork and photography by some amazing artists. We have a druidic oracle for your springtime consideration, and what would a zine be without a review? Well, in this case, it’s a review of hot sauces by a real metalhead! We hope you enjoy this issue, and consider submitting something that shows your creativity for our next issue!

Our great group of contributors can be found under this issue’s masthead.

In this issue:

Prose & Poetry

• “Outside the Window”, short story by Donald Swenson
• “The Proletariats Projectile”, poem and visual by Vincent Prator
• “Michele’s Musings… Music”, observation by Michele Wilson
• “Gasoline”, short story by Morgan Bissell
• JP’s Hot Source, reviews by JP Hooper
• “The Carp”, poem by Jonathan Russell
• “What Is Humane”, poem by Painted Birch

Photos & Paintings

• “Monkey King”, cover painting by PLUGO
• “Misery Angel”, back cover digital painting by Melissa Barrett
• Photo composition, photograph by Racheal Halupa
• “Atomic Skull”, painting by Christopher Fahey
• “Always”, painting, digitally enhanced, by Donald Swenson
• “Bloody Chocolates”, drawing by Tobias Hobbes
• “Echos”, photograph by Kimmeth Powell
• “Eclipse 2021”, painting by Erick Wilson
• “Jewels of the Glass Peacock”, digitally manipulated photo by Vincent Prator
• “Break and Bounce”, digital painting by Rory Braun
• Ollie Burger fan art, photographic collage by pthelo and supa jon jon

Prophecies & Predictions

• Spring Animal Oracle, oracle reading from Painted Birch
• Postmortem on Issue 001, Ripe Banana, editor’s note by Jonathan Russell