http://www.doubledarepress.net New online magazine seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:17:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the summer issue of Double Dare Press.  The theme for the issue is explosions of all sorts from the powerful images in Howard Good’s poetry to summer splashes of color and light at play in Heather Alexander’s photography.  Take a peek at the dark side with Adam Kane’s ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/07/10/double-dare-press-summer-2008/ Vachel as in Rachel by Suzanne Nielsen http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/07/03/cool-dead-people-by-suzanne-nielsen/     My sister Chantal and I were on vacation at a small fishing village twenty minutes from Cancun, Mexico.   It was August, and the Yucatan heat was solid and damp.  The weighty air seeped through our skin, and made us plump and ripe.    Neither of us could wear anything that ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/06/30/embroidered-guilt-by-heidi-kuschel/ How to Fall in Love with a Married Woman:  Steps One through Five M. Laurel Walsh Step 1:  Vilify her husband.  This process requires that you twist any stories that she tells you about the husband.  “Walter…” she begins, and his name signals to your brain to begin the ogreification that triggers your ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/06/30/how-to-fall-in-love-with-a-married-woman/ It isn’t love if our embassy isn’t burning, if the windows haven’t exploded in a shower of diamonds from the heat, if the ballerina isn’t staggering around on stage as from an accidental elbow in the face, or if the knife-thrower, subject to ironic applause, doesn’t suddenly doubt the accuracy of his aim; it isn’t love if ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/06/30/poetry-by-howard-good/ Featured Artist: Heather Alexander  [slideshow=13] I can remember far back thinking, “Hey, that would be a great photo,” but not saying anything because my dad would agree. Next, there would be my brother and I, holding hands on the cliff’s edge trying to grab some unhappy mountain goat by the antlers. If ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/06/30/featured-artist-heather-alexander/  by Mary McDunn My love for northern Minnesota began many years ago. When I was a young girl, many summer vacations included a 2-3 week family camping trip to the BWCA (Boundary Water Canoe Area).  Getting ready was a big part of the process; we had to pack absolutely everything that ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2008/03/04/northern-narratives/ by Exley Steward "Oh, father, when can we give up and stop caring about the world?" "Soon, Charlie - soon. But now I need to concentrate if I ever want to finish this model airplane." http://www.doubledarepress.net/2007/12/20/snapshots-the-medium-and-the-short-of-it/ Sam Roloff A Life, In Brief [slideshow=6] A quick glance at Sam Roloff’s life suggests an adventure as varied and as colorful as the canvases he has created.  Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Roloff graduated with honors from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993. His paintings ran in numerous ... http://www.doubledarepress.net/2007/12/20/featured-artist/ Heinrich von Kleist: A Megalomaniac Player? http://www.doubledarepress.net/2007/12/20/cool-dead-people/