Get an insider look at the Portland house-show scene. Enjoy the twists in a new wave fairy tale that follows a bare-knuckle fighter. Celebrate Eid-el-Kabir in Morocco. Witness the most ridiculous open mic. Old Portland encourages new Portland sympathetically. Take the road less traveled into a Pacific Northwest forest. The first Buckman Journal, one plump puppy! The savviest writers. The best artists. Sending scouts deep into the Portland, Oregon, literature and arts scene, Buckman Journal brings together the city's exceptional talent and presents them to the greater world. Delivered with vigor and sharp visuals, the publication dares to revitalize the printed form. Contributors: Cover by Kate Woodman Craig Foster, Wooden Cyclops, Jessica Dylan Miele, Rich Perin, Jodie Beechum, Tammy Gomez, Ruth Shively, Jamila Clarke, Lauren Hunter, Annika Izora, Jennifer Hayler, Brendon Burton, Raechel Wolfe, Corbin Corbin, E.L. Hopkins, Braeden Cox, Hugh Newell, M3AT, Tiara Darnell, Bonnie Ilza Cisneros, Susan Sage, Denise Chanterelle Dubois, Stephanie Hatch, Merridawn Duckler