The Pinch is a journal of fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art produced by the MFA program at the University of Memphis.
Featured pieces:
Selections from the print edition of the journal, as well as web-only exclusives. Updated regularly.
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Allison Seay, “The Primal Scene”
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Jaclyn Dwyer, “The Drowned Maidens Club”
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Andrew Johnson, “The Ways We Pace Ourselves”
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Liz Robbins, “genesis”
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Alec Hershman, “From the Courtyard”
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Lori Mosley, from “A Blackberry Rearing”
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Michael Martin Shea, “The Lake”
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Michael Marberry, “Homecoming”
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Susan Gubernat, “The Fascicles of Emily Dickinson”
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David Roderick, “The Battle of San Romano”
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Meg Cowen, “Inheriting the Knife”
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Nicholas Wong, “Meditations on How to Break up with my Sick Boyfriend”
News:
Dispatches from the front lines.
“Touch” by Steve Adams to be reprinted in the 2014 Pushcart Prize Anthology!
“Touch,” from the Spring 2012 issue of The Pinch (32.1), will be featured in the 2014 Pushcart Prize Anthology. It’s a brilliant essay by the always admirable Steve Adams, a two-time contributor to the magazine, and we’re proud to have played our part in sharing it with the world. We can’t say we’re surprised, because ...
Fashion as Art: We’d Wear Oscar Wilde’s Shirt if We Had Human Arms.
Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion April 28 – August 18, 2013 The Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design is pleased to announce that Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion opens spring 2013, the first exhibition of its kind to focus on the persona and history of the distinctively dressed figure of the dandy. This ...
Weekly Throwdown: Be More Presidential
Our readers and contributors are creative people, and that creativity extends beyond the slush pile. There’s no reason we shouldn’t have a little fun together. The Weekly Throwdown is a blog-only weekly competition in which editors pose wildly varying challenges. The results are posted a week later, before the next challenge begins. Please keep responses ...
