out of the box.
out of the ordinary.
out of this world.
est. Sept. 2020
Welcome to Outlander. We are a digital zine highlighting the awkward, the eccentric, and the weirdly beautiful.
“Love” from Bensound
Knock, knock…
it’s i05: KILLJOY!
ABOUT THE THEME
Provoke us. String us along. Imagine that we’re your eyes and ears for this expression of anger. Nourish that rage, cradle it like you would a flame, because once your pen or pencil touches the page, we want all of this negativity gone from your system. Flush it away until the wild pulse of your heart is all that’s left, so that the only remainder is the inebriating joy that comes with your artistic expression. Because YOU did this. You took your hate and your anger and you turned it into something candid and horrible and beautiful.
Fists against the table, angry tears spilled on pillowcases, frantic messages read without response. Revisit those moments of anger and leave it all on the table.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Prose, poetry, personal essays, digital/traditional art, and photography.
RULES
We sort of hate rules (rulebreaking is kind of what we stand for), but we do have submission guidelines in place to make sure that we’re able to accommodate and properly review your piece!
KILLJOY Visual Inspo
KILLJOY Playlist
Prose
The Orchid Woman
That’s what they call her in the news one day.
Goodbye, Claire
The canvas painted with a pastel orange background remained seated
Autumn Ends
Jim, having spent his entire life in a tropical city,
Thunder
As I sit in my apartment, I look out of the window,
Invigilation
Two pages into the exam and sleep begins to say hello to my eyelids
Spring Begins
Spring is always such a wonderful time,
Poetry
are we real?
the moon- amidst the shadow-
wildfire
dead, dying, will die.
q & a
q: what are you waiting for?
Galaxies Sip
Silver sips my sad champagne,
But Bitter lights her stellar’s mane.
Stargazing in a Parking Lot
Don’t tell me that you didn’t like the view—
Happy New Year
Mom welcomed me on the couch when I finally decided to return home.
Personal Essay
Lettuce Prep
The lettuce on your In-n-Out Burger was handled in-house by four distinct hands.
Gritando
Anyone who knows me today would be shocked to hear it,
I Died: Lessons From the Age of 21
I was born a fat, happy bug when something cosmic charmed me gold.
I. Work Dreamscape
Odes swabbed from my cheek, shifting between my toes,
Trophy Wife Fantasies
He is coming home soon,
Finding ataraxy in the galaxy
There was something about late night, long drives home
What excites you?
i01: MERCURY
Do you remember those moments when we’d sit on swings and pretend we were flying?
i02: RECESS
What inspires you?
i03: RENAISSANCE
Take us somewhere.
i04: ODYSSEY
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