Drop by New Stanton’s one and only surreal dive bar for some end-of-year sadness or, perhaps, some 2026 gladness. Either way, you’re saying goodbye or hello or both simultaneously. Cover art for this post by the fantastic artist and writer Rain, Stories and a Cup of Tea. This episode includes
* A Review of Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island by Cedric
* “The One Who Steals My Dreams” — fiction by Rain, Stories and a Cup of Tea
* “Doe Eyes” — fiction by Lee Stackhouse
* “Novelist to His Creation, Harold Dean” — poetry by Maxwell Vagus
* “New Year’s Eve as Transcribed from the Memory of Mister Harold Dean” — fiction by Maxwell Vagus
* 25 Goodbyes to 2025 — 25 six-word stories by Travally McFarland, Priest, Chris Detar, Clentin, LibraryLover, Barry, Joellen, Gabriel Ostley, and Maxwell Vagus
Music by
* The Riptide Rats
* Insect Surfers
* Happy Dog Project
* Healing Gems
* Kitten and the Tonics
* Urban Surf Kings
Cocktail of the Evening
