A Child Is Born
By John L. Scot
"A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country." Matthew 13:57 Acknowledgments: (a) The word "Monopolated" was coined by the late Ralph Ellison in Invisible Man. (b) I have also borrowed a few ideas from P.D. James’ Children of Men, but I think they are minor enough to fall under "fair use." "Tell […]
The Fire This Time
By Roy Griffis
Whistler did have another cup of the instant coffee, after all. Quijano laid it out for him as they ate a pack of stale vending machine shortbread. They called the event "The Big Bang" for short. Nukes in DC. Major cities up in flames (both petrochemical and nuclear in origin), even not-so-important places like Tucson […]
The Fire This Time
By Roy Griffis
Editor’s note: This companion piece serves as a prequel to Liberty Island’s newly published novel, The Big Bang. You can also watch an interview with author Roy "Griff" Griffis. It was just a little school. Like a lot of places there in the Sonoran desert, it was a one-story building from the 50’s, built of […]
Meet the New Conservative Counter Culture!
By Liberty Island Staff
UPDATE: Due to the East Coast Snowmageddon, we’ve had to reschedule this event. The new date is Wednesday, February 11 (time and location are the same). We hope you’ll join us! Less than a year ago we inaugurated our online magazine and community … and now we’re proud to announce our first two novels, The […]
The Big Bang: The Lonesome George Chronicles, Book One
By Liberty Island Staff
Liberty Island is proud to announce our first novel, THE BIG BANG by Roy M. Griffis. Griffis dares to imagine the unimaginable: A world in which Islamic terrorists succeed in bringing down the American government and, with assistance from a world glad to see America’s demise, destroy the United States. The Big Bang is the […]
Week Sixteen: The RailPass Revelation
By Curtis Edmonds
You can read this series from the beginning here. "One ticket for St. Louis, please," The grand jury had finally issued its decision in the Ferguson case, and ruled that Darren Wilson, the racist white police officer who killed the young African-American man–I forget his name–would not face justice. I was in Atlanta at the […]
PreTeena January 19-25, 2015
By Allison Barrows
January 19, 2015 January 20, 2015 January 21, 2015 January 22, 2015 January 23, 2015 January 24, 2015 January 25, 2015 <– Previous strips *** Next strips –>
You’re so Vain
By Steven W. Aunan
You waltzed into the country Like you were buying a brand new yacht Your face strategically toxed, your rigid smile Your tie, it was apricot You had both eyes in the Hall of Mirrors as You hoped for suave entreeAll the envoys knew that they’d get our money They’d get our money, and You’re so […]
Week Fifteen: The Nunn Run
By Curtis Edmonds
You can read this series from the beginning here. "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice," I said. "You’re lucky we had a cancellation," the psychologist said. "My colleagues and I have been working double shifts since Tuesday. We just happened to have a situation where a young staffer on Senator Harkin’s committee […]
