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Happy New Year! This month, in fiction, enter the world of sobriety with Linda Boroff's "A Journey From Which Many Do Not Return." Flash fiction and The Norwood Chart of Male Pattern Hair Loss from Rob Reed. Plus precious gems from a stranger's pocket show up in small town America in Robert Warner's "Theomania."

I really like this batch of poetry. Without a doubt it is our most international group of poets to date. Jadwiga Grabarz sends us translations of her work all the way from Poland. Joe Massingham hollers at us from the UK. Changming Yuan grew up in rural China but now lives in Montreal. And all our friendly neighborhood poets have shown up too.

I am especially proud of our CNF section this month. Not only did we have our largest batch of creative non-fiction submissions to date, every essay submitted was pretty damn good. You definitely want to check out the essays from Shay Belisle, Danielle Villano, Guy D. Choate, and Geoff Watkinson. Hoops, kittens, and jewelry.

An excerpt from "Ceremonies of Prayer, "a full-length play by Evan Guilford-Blake. The Plays&Screenplays section has been absent for a while. It's time to bring back the theatre.

For those ladies who are still configuring their new year's resolution, Jarrett King has a winning idea for you. Check out who Jarrett chose to represent the chunks in the first month of 2012.

Remember the jock jams albums that the gym coach used to rock while you were running laps in your elementary school physical education class? Yeah. You could say this is my spin on that.

We are back. It is December. The fiction is live. Teesha Noelle Murphy makes us crazy with "A Shot with Henrietta." William Burleson delivers "Slapstick" and cracks us up. Plus Micah Herzog Stack, Joseph Ferguson, and Nels Hanson.	Some people find thirteen to be an unlucky number. Believe what you want, we had our largest round of submissions this month, and we had to make room for a lot of great poetry. Thirteen poets. Thirteen poems. Read it all.	Nathan Gill brought us a nostalgic essay that will have every reader pining for the days of little league. Make sure to read, "No Angels in my Outfield," an excellent piece of creative non-fiction. No trophies or snow cones for participation.
Contributing editor Stephanie Grogan tells us what she loves about television. Up All Night is an anomaly, a prime time program that Stephanie can't find fault with.	Jarrett King declares this winter, "Season of the Chunk." Find out who he named president and chief of the chubby hunks and their favorite time of year. Bring your appetite too.	Think you made it through this semester unscraped? Got a C on the final, but it's all good, because the teacher likes you? Grades on all things worth grading in Report Card.
With so many holidays permeating into our day to day, were we able to bring you a mixtape free of commercialism and glad tidings? Chyyyeah! Prepare to party.

We are back. It is December. The fiction is live. Teesha Noelle Murphy makes us crazy with "A Shot with Henrietta." William Burleson delivers "Slapstick" and cracks us up. Plus Micah Herzog Stack, Joseph Ferguson, and Nels Hanson.

Some people find thirteen to be an unlucky number. Believe what you want, we had our largest round of submissions this month, and we had to make room for a lot of great poetry. Thirteen poets. Thirteen poems. Read it all.

Nathan Gill brought us a nostalgic essay that will have every reader pining for the days of little league. Make sure to read, "No Angels in my Outfield," an excellent piece of creative non-fiction. No trophies or snow cones for participation.

Contributing editor Stephanie Grogan tells us what she loves about television. Up All Night is an anomaly, a prime time program that Stephanie can't find fault with.

Jarrett King declares this winter, "Season of the Chunk." Find out who he named president and chief of the chubby hunks and their favorite time of year. Bring your appetite too.

Think you made it through this semester unscraped? Got a C on the final, but it's all good, because the teacher likes you? Grades on all things worth grading in Report Card.

With so many holidays permeating into our day to day, were we able to bring you a mixtape free of commercialism and glad tidings? Chyyyeah! Prepare to party.

Here, in our six month of life, the fiction section centers around blue-collar characters. Jennifer Houston's "The Car" hits on the nerves of everyone stuck in their hometown. Michael Onofrey tells two stories, one in the dialogue and another surrounding this conversation.	We've been around for half of a year now and this month's poetry section definitely keeps pace. Featuring the words of Adrian Ibarra, Thomas Cochran, Jeffrey Park, Callie Fay Barrons, and Gregory Gunn. Several poets, most presenting multiple pieces, it's a section to be proud of.	November's Creative Non-Fiction goes vibrant, personal, and contemplative. Tom Molanphy submerges readers in the world of male cheerleading and Francine Marie Tolf makes her case for MFA programs and the pursuit of a dream with "All In." Don't skip either.
Alison Stevenson has us fired up in the miscellaneous department with a fictional blog post written from the perspective of Martha Smith, a housewife with serious issues.	Keeping with the theme of Halloween weekend, our very own Jarrett King crowns another Chubby Hunk of the Month. All my single ladies beware, the pick for issue six is here.	This month, in the ever popular column, We Saw It on the Television, contributing editor, Stephanie Grogan, counts down the five worst commercials seen on the idiot box today.
As the winter break begins to loom at the horizon, we're still cranking out the grades and sending home notice for books, movies, music, and something special. Check out who's proudly sporting a gold star this month in Report Card.	Maybe you got hit with the first sheet of winter snow, maybe you're still biking in the sun every morning, either way the change of seasons has set in and you need a new mixtape to jam, relax, and sing along to during this new month of ours.

Here, in our six month of life, the fiction section centers around blue-collar characters. Jennifer Houston's "The Car" hits on the nerves of everyone stuck in their hometown. Michael Onofrey tells two stories, one in the dialogue and another surrounding this conversation.

We've been around for half of a year now and this month's poetry section definitely keeps pace. Featuring the words of Adrian Ibarra, Thomas Cochran, Jeffrey Park, Callie Fay Barrons, and Gregory Gunn. Several poets, most presenting multiple pieces, it's a section to be proud of.

November's Creative Non-Fiction goes vibrant, personal, and contemplative. Tom Molanphy submerges readers in the world of male cheerleading and Francine Marie Tolf makes her case for MFA programs and the pursuit of a dream with "All In." Don't skip either.

Alison Stevenson has us fired up in the miscellaneous department with a fictional blog post written from the perspective of Martha Smith, a housewife with serious issues.

Keeping with the theme of Halloween weekend, our very own Jarrett King crowns another Chubby Hunk of the Month. All my single ladies beware, the pick for issue six is here.

This month, in the ever popular column, We Saw It on the Television, contributing editor, Stephanie Grogan, counts down the five worst commercials seen on the idiot box today.

As the winter break begins to loom at the horizon, we're still cranking out the grades and sending home notice for books, movies, music, and something special. Check out who's proudly sporting a gold star this month in Report Card.

Maybe you got hit with the first sheet of winter snow, maybe you're still biking in the sun every morning, either way the change of seasons has set in and you need a new mixtape to jam, relax, and sing along to during this new month of ours.

This month in fiction our good friend Matt Jones presents his wild story, "The Second Time." Dan Lundin's "Major Cereal Commercial" is not to be missed and Holden Oliver Armstrong's "Meateater" may cause loss of appetite.	Our poetry section includes work with politics, humor, and a captivating photograph. Ray Succre springs out of Oregon with "Collection of Resistors and Capacitors" and Ryan Ritchie takes us to breakfast in "Donut Shop at 6:45 A.M."	TT Jax responded to one of our calls for submissions with a hearty message and when we opened his essay, "Compressed," we were all blown away. Jax brings us to "the Unit" and remembers an uncanny source of sanity and humanity.
It's been too long since we've presented this section in an issue. October brings us a scene from Kel Sander's musical, "Frigid Discovery!" An overzealous student, a chemistry professor, and a stuffed penguin? We're in!	With a new season of television sitcoms pouring in, Stephanie Grogan hits the airwaves and brings us insight on one of TV's new female-focused shows. Check out if Steph and Zooey can hit it off and be friends forever.	October's Chunk of the Month is a modern day renaissance man who would look great in any couples costume. Jarrett King's done a write up on the chubby hunk, noting all the projects and qualities that make him irresistible.
Okay, so we were approximately 34 hours late for turning in our October reviews. We'll take the late penalty and still pass. This month, grades on not-so-scary movies, David Foster Wallace, and a Weezy mixtape.	Supposedly this is the fall season, though (depending on your immediate location) the weather may not be adhering to the rules. Luckily, is loaded with cool autumnal jams that are guaranteed to go down smooth like hot apple cider.

This month in fiction our good friend Matt Jones presents his wild story, "The Second Time." Dan Lundin's "Major Cereal Commercial" is not to be missed and Holden Oliver Armstrong's "Meateater" may cause loss of appetite.

Our poetry section includes work with politics, humor, and a captivating photograph. Ray Succre springs out of Oregon with "Collection of Resistors and Capacitors" and Ryan Ritchie takes us to breakfast in "Donut Shop at 6:45 A.M."

TT Jax responded to one of our calls for submissions with a hearty message and when we opened his essay, "Compressed," we were all blown away. Jax brings us to "the Unit" and remembers an uncanny source of sanity and humanity.

It's been too long since we've presented this section in an issue. October brings us a scene from Kel Sander's musical, "Frigid Discovery!" An overzealous student, a chemistry professor, and a stuffed penguin? We're in!

With a new season of television sitcoms pouring in, Stephanie Grogan hits the airwaves and brings us insight on one of TV's new female-focused shows. Check out if Steph and Zooey can hit it off and be friends forever.

October's Chunk of the Month is a modern day renaissance man who would look great in any couples costume. Jarrett King's done a write up on the chubby hunk, noting all the projects and qualities that make him irresistible.

Okay, so we were approximately 34 hours late for turning in our October reviews. We'll take the late penalty and still pass. This month, grades on not-so-scary movies, David Foster Wallace, and a Weezy mixtape.

Supposedly this is the fall season, though (depending on your immediate location) the weather may not be adhering to the rules. Luckily, is loaded with cool autumnal jams that are guaranteed to go down smooth like hot apple cider.

Support for FortyOunceBachelors comes from readers & writers like you. Help our publication reach further into the world of literature by making a donation today. All contributions are greatly appreciated.	This month, Anonymous's "Darkness Aflame" illustrates the definition of 'intense,' Peter Schwartz goes wild with "Fake Alaska," plus stories from NY Moscoe and Henry Cyrus Kellogg.	Get on the Bryan C. Murray bandwagon now, before he turns heavy-hitter in the poetry game. September's poetry section also features the words of Laura LeHew, Emma Atkinson, Dan Schell, and more.
It's September and Michael Oliver proves that he's still in town by submitting more work. New-comer and comedic writer, Austin Lowery tells us what's on the menu with the satirical, "Lunch Fist!" It's still anything goes in this section.	Stephanie Grogan is back in the water and ready to discuss her infatuation with Discovery Channel's Shark Week. The question posed – what would it be like to live every week like it was Shark week? Get the spin on all involved.	Jarrett King names an up-and-coming chef as the official Chunk of the Month for September 2011. But it's not just the cooking that won us over. Find out how this chubby hunk caught Jarrett's eye with a bold act in his noodle house.
Just in time for the start of another school year, we've posted the final grades for this summer session in another round of books, movies, music, and drama. Plus, Jarrett King "puts some water on that damn shit."	September has become a heavy month since the turn of the century. We're not going to bring you down with a list of songs about September 11th, but we did try to pay humble tribute to the lost while still offering a dope set.

Support for FortyOunceBachelors comes from readers & writers like you. Help our publication reach further into the world of literature by making a donation today. All contributions are greatly appreciated.

This month, Anonymous's "Darkness Aflame" illustrates the definition of 'intense,' Peter Schwartz goes wild with "Fake Alaska," plus stories from NY Moscoe and Henry Cyrus Kellogg.

Get on the Bryan C. Murray bandwagon now, before he turns heavy-hitter in the poetry game. September's poetry section also features the words of Laura LeHew, Emma Atkinson, Dan Schell, and more.

It's September and Michael Oliver proves that he's still in town by submitting more work. New-comer and comedic writer, Austin Lowery tells us what's on the menu with the satirical, "Lunch Fist!" It's still anything goes in this section.

Stephanie Grogan is back in the water and ready to discuss her infatuation with Discovery Channel's Shark Week. The question posed – what would it be like to live every week like it was Shark week? Get the spin on all involved.

Jarrett King names an up-and-coming chef as the official Chunk of the Month for September 2011. But it's not just the cooking that won us over. Find out how this chubby hunk caught Jarrett's eye with a bold act in his noodle house.

Just in time for the start of another school year, we've posted the final grades for this summer session in another round of books, movies, music, and drama. Plus, Jarrett King "puts some water on that damn shit."

September has become a heavy month since the turn of the century. We're not going to bring you down with a list of songs about September 11th, but we did try to pay humble tribute to the lost while still offering a dope set.

Support for FortyOunceBachelors comes from readers & writers like you. Help our publication reach further into the world of literature by making a donation today. All contributions are greatly appreciated.	August's fiction is more like a party than anything. Flash fiction from Vincent E. Monroe and J. Bradley. Other stories feature jesugi, sandwich artists, and a woman who calls herself James Bond.	Legendary cowboy poet, Rodney Nelson, is revitalizing his career and our good friend, David Namerow, is back again. August's poetry section showcases a diversity of forms including visual and prose poems.
Joel Meissner is a Wisconsin raised cheesehead who finds himself in the alien world of Virginia. And in moments of Jenny Catlin's "Still in Love," the essay seems to resonate Ginsberg's "Howl."	August's MISC section features Mike Clarke and "The Itch." Is it prose poetry? Is it flash fiction? We're not entirely sure, but we know that we like it and we're glad we've got a section for things like this.	Our very own, Jarrett King, debuts his brand new column, "Chunk of the Month." Monthly profiles of dudes who can check both the 'chubby' and 'hunky' boxes on their tax forms.
Stephanie Grogan's "We Saw It on the Television" analyzes hit reality show, Toddlers & Tiaras, from the perspective of a horrified viewer who can't seem to turn herself away.	Heads up, holy rollers! It's our first themed report card - books, movies, and music that all share a common element: Judeo-Christianity. But we set the religion aside and focus on the artistic modes.	Keeping to the pattern of our reviews, August's mixtape is comprised of tracks that feature artists or lyrics with strong spiritual tones. We promise that it's not a bunch of Christian death metal.

August's fiction is more like a party than anything. Flash fiction from Vincent E. Monroe and J. Bradley. Other stories feature jesugi, sandwich artists, and a woman who calls herself James Bond.

Legendary cowboy poet, Rodney Nelson, is revitalizing his career and our good friend, David Namerow, is back again. August's poetry section showcases a diversity of forms including visual and prose poems.

Joel Meissner is a Wisconsin raised cheesehead who finds himself in the alien world of Virginia. And in moments of Jenny Catlin's "Still in Love," the essay seems to resonate Ginsberg's "Howl."

August's MISC section features Mike Clarke and "The Itch." Is it prose poetry? Is it flash fiction? We're not entirely sure, but we know that we like it and we're glad we've got a section for things like this.

Our very own, Jarrett King, debuts his brand new column, "Chunk of the Month." Monthly profiles of dudes who can check both the 'chubby' and 'hunky' boxes on their tax forms.

Stephanie Grogan's "We Saw It on the Television" analyzes hit reality show, Toddlers & Tiaras, from the perspective of a horrified viewer who can't seem to turn herself away.

Heads up, holy rollers! It's our first themed report card - books, movies, and music that all share a common element: Judeo-Christianity. But we set the religion aside and focus on the artistic modes.

Keeping to the pattern of our reviews, August's mixtape is comprised of tracks that feature artists or lyrics with strong spiritual tones. We promise that it's not a bunch of Christian death metal.

This months prose work visits everything from the difficulties in being a kid to contemplative deer hunting, riding trains to the basketball court.	Apparently, July is the month for writing poetry. This issue, we feature a couple poets from across the pond, Descartes, Geronimo, and Prozac.	Fascinated with other people's fascination for World of Warcraft? This month, we've got a taste of home life when a spouse gets hooked on WoW.
The true tragedy behind the movie Forrest Gump and good news for klutzes. This month's MISC section showcases artful prose and a satirical look back at a Tom Hanks classic.	Local screenwriters, Hayden Bownds and Clint Cornett, share their feature-length screenplay, Coffeetime. The script is currently in screenplay competition rotation. They say, "It's coffee time."	Stephanie Grogan makes her first appearance as a Forty Ounce Bachelor with her column, We Saw It on the Television. This month, Stephanie analyzes a Klondike Bars commercial.
The floodgates have opened, despite the drought in Texas. We're throwing grades at books, movies, music, drama, and even a classic TV beverage. See who made varsity and who got stuck on JV.	It's officially fireworks season. Whether you're lighting the fuses on a personal display of colorful explosion or laying back and watching the pro's, we've got a soundtrack for the night of July 4th.

This months prose work visits everything from the difficulties in being a kid to contemplative deer hunting, riding trains to the basketball court.

Apparently, July is the month for writing poetry. This issue, we feature a couple poets from across the pond, Descartes, Geronimo, and Prozac.

Fascinated with other people's fascination for World of Warcraft? This month, we've got a taste of home life when a spouse gets hooked on WoW.

The true tragedy behind the movie Forrest Gump and good news for klutzes. This month's MISC section showcases artful prose and a satirical look back at a Tom Hanks classic.

Local screenwriters, Hayden Bownds and Clint Cornett, share their feature-length screenplay, Coffeetime. The script is currently in screenplay competition rotation. They say, "It's coffee time."

Stephanie Grogan makes her first appearance as a Forty Ounce Bachelor with her column, We Saw It on the Television. This month, Stephanie analyzes a Klondike Bars commercial.

The floodgates have opened, despite the drought in Texas. We're throwing grades at books, movies, music, drama, and even a classic TV beverage. See who made varsity and who got stuck on JV.

It's officially fireworks season. Whether you're lighting the fuses on a personal display of colorful explosion or laying back and watching the pro's, we've got a soundtrack for the night of July 4th.