THE FEATURES
Once a month Punk Eek goes deep—like really deep. Our features rotate in genre between poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, offering an in-depth look into the world of our author with an interview that expands on their work. These features explore various interpretations and intersections taking place within nature: the personal, the political, the otherworldly.
October Feature
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October Feature *
Weather—Or Not
The weatherman is calling for the end of the world today, so Javier has decided not to go shopping. Too hot, too rainy, too flood-y, too hurricane-y—not to mention too fiery with the wildfire nearest Javier’s home still out of control, rain be damned. No, not a good day for shopping. . . .
A Voice in the Woods
“Come join me.”
For two nights in a row, Adam resisted her call.
It was a Sunday in August, and he stood by the open window in his second-floor bedroom, overlooking the forest behind his house. The past eight months, a FOR SALE sign had been staked in front of the forest. . . .
Saunterathon
The problem is that where once—thirteen days ago, let’s be specific!—I had a wall of glass to sit in front of every morning and view nature—birds and woodchucks and squirrels and so forth which I happily fed and, in summer months, watered—now I have a wall of books. . .