MANIFESTO
Gambling the Aisle is a chronicle of the curious mind and a record of its risks.
We believe the terms of art should be dictated by expression of the real, rather than the pursuit of a paycheck. We abhor the factory-produced kitsch designed to empty wallets and suffocate the rebel soul. Instead, we delight in creativity that comes on like a panic attack and illuminates an ill-defined recess. The strange will always have a home with us.
Art struggles not against censorship but against apathy. The genuine can be silenced if the false is well-funded; therefore, when the weeds of conformity threaten to overtake the garden, orchids will thrive in the Aisle.
Here we go.
Editors
Patrick Kelling received his doctorate in Creative Writing from the University of Denver. He currently lives and teaches at Front Range Community College in Longmont, Colorado. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and to Best New American Voices.
Jenna Park is a screenwriter and producer living and working in Los Angeles. Her work has ranged from consulting on a dialogue-less experimental Sundance premiere piece, to writing and producing hidden-camera pranks on Eric Andre’s Netflix film, BAD TRIP. She’s also an independent producer, actress, and film editor. She teaches screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University.
Alissa Kuster holds a bachelor's degree in English and Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is published in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in Plains Paradox and the CU Honors Journal. Alissa lives in Longmont, Colorado and enjoys hiking, rock climbing, cooking, and spending time with her partner and pet rabbit.