The Happiest Place on Earth

The summer after his dad left, Sammy told us he wanted to be the first person to die at Disney World. He just blurted it out as all of us sat in waist-high grass behind his house, like it was something he’d been thinking about for months. He was always saying weird shit like that….

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Mac Bowers

Mac Bowers is a Creative Writing student at Susquehanna University. Between the frequent bouts of existential crises, she enjoys writing stories and making YouTube videos while sipping on far too many cups of coffee.

Tyler Champion

Tyler Champion is an illustrator and designer working in Nashville, TN. He graduated from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic art in 2010. He has worked on an array of projects including gig posters, concept art for video games, comics, shirt designs, and advertisements.


First Featured In: No. 9, winter 2017

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