January 2024
The Inaugural Issue
January 2024 The Inaugural Issue
January Cover Art
Many thanks to our very special contributors who made The Argyle’s inaugural issue such an amazing success:
Poetry: Michael D. Amitin • Clara Bulgherea • Karina Bush • Taylor Dibbert • Roy Duffield • Ashley Elizabeth • R.M. Engelhardt • David Estringel • Leah Meuller • Lauren Scharhag • Ron Whitehead
Fiction: Timothy Bourdreau • Ryan Dennis • David Estringel • Julian Gallo • Colin Gee • Neil Gordon • D.A. Helmer • Chiara Maxia • Elena L. Zhang
Nonfiction: David Estringel • Ron Whitehead
Digital Art: Karina Bush • Paul Warren • Stephen Michael Whitter
Five Poems
Poetry by Lauren Scharhag
“She has become a part of this land,
this place of sunflowers and butterfly.”
Selections from The Sonnets I
Poetry by Karina Bush
“And white light slowly runs all over me
Newly jewelled in sunbeams and white seeds.”
Four Poems
Poetry by Michael D. Amitin
“you send me valentines from afar
a cold shoulder when we're near
my heart is true as a headlight dear “
Warm Blankets
Nonfiction by David Estringel
“…despite all the fuck-ups, I can’t say I didn’t have some fun. Oh, but those fuck-ups….”
Five Poems
Poetry by Roy Duffield
“the world will burn red consumed whole the sun will come for you and the geckos will only stay
if you want them to.”
Selections from Brujeria
Poetry by David Estringel
“Mis rodillas, pies,
labios, y pecho.
Santificado
por tu brujería.”