Our new issue is now available, and we think it just might be our best one yet. A mammoth collection of fiction, poetry, and essays from new and established and altogether awesome writers, Barrelhouse Seven will make you smarter, faster, better looking, and less of a pain in the ass on a day to day basis. This magazine will improve your writing, singing voice, vertical leap, sexual ingenuity, digestion, and conversational skills with attractive strangers. It will teach you about The Future (hint: we’re screwed). Don’t wait. Buy now.

FICTION:
The Truth about Ninjas, by Alex Irvine
Doodle Face, Rachel B. Glaser
Bandit, by Ben Stein
The Athiest Reconsiders, by Michael Czyzniejewski
BeautyForever, by Matt Bell
Yellow Pink Slips, by Mark Wisniewski
Hansel and Gretel in Tokyo, by Elissa Matsueda

NONFICTION:
Just Like You, by Greg Hlavaty
Advertising Terror: The Mortal Danger of Doing the Right Thing, by Ken Hines

POETRY:
Poem Addressing Conspiracy Theorists, by Peter Davis
Three Poems, Alan Michael Parker
From “Stove Seasoning,” by Caroline Knox
Alternative History Club, by Mark McKee
Equiumlibri, by Wade Fletcher
Hollywood, by Farid Matuk

THE FUTURE:
Sacrament, Matt Williamson
The Ruined Child, by Blake Butler
Antiquity, by Sandra Beasley
Wish Tank, by Laura Ellen Scott
My Gun is Smart, by Flavian Mark Lupinetti
Cities of the Future, Kaethe Schwehn
Someday Soon, We Are Taking Over, by Kate Angus

THE ILLUSTRATED STORY:
Bigfoot’s Widow, written by Joni Tevis, adapted and illustrated by Kristen Leonard