núm14 PÍLDORAS ~ PILLS Letter from the Editors:PILLHEADSJohnson & Johnson Español #14 Quiénes somos / About Us ~ PASTILLEROS & PILLHEADS Español ON SWALLOWING SMALL WHITE LIESJim KempThis citizen’s song reckons with a culture’s choice to silence complexity in favor of compliance. ODA AL ZOLPIDERMCarmen BoullosaDeconstrucción lírica lúdica y nada somnolienta de una píldora que nomás dora la píldora del sueño. Español THREE THINGSLBAn EMT deconstructs the stages of overdose recoveries. SEAHORSES Luther FoxTied to the hospital bed, a patient begs for the pink ones. Español PORTRAIT OF MIKAJANikash KhannaIn 26 stills, a former addict shares his story of an overdose on Xanax. EL TRATAMIENTOMaite IrachetaNada garantiza que los fármacos que toman los cyborgs ayuden a desarrollar una conciencia que consolide su existencia. English Español THE ROOM WITH NO DOORVeronica TuckerIn a bit of a metamorphosis, someone’s room becomes the diameter of the tablet swallowed. NOSTALGIAMarie Anne ArreolaSobre la posibilidad de que una pastilla de la nostalgia consiga hacer de las huellas de la memoria una alucinación. English Español XOM Considers Pills in the Modern and Ancient ModesIhor PidhainyThe pursuit of immortality proves transcendent in any historical age. ENDLESS DIALOGUEAnnette HollimanA pair of hands prepares a goose for dinner while addressing birth control. Español Español UNREQUESTED MAGICDana CatharinePrescribed an overdose of a corticosteroid medication, a sixteen-year-old makes movies of her own making. LUCI-NO, PARA EVADIR LA REALIDADPatricia J. DorantesReceta: un susurro de alivio y la dulzura de lo imposible en manos de una pastilla que es fácil de tragar. English Español YOU LIKE YOUR LIVER Judy ThornIn reckoning with organs, an account of imagined scenarios and reasons why not mix grapes and bloody elixirs. I AM NOT, AM I, NOT A MURDERER?Jim Meirose A voice scrambles typography under the influence of pills that go Zonk. Rain of question-marks reigns. addanomadd has been prescribing a pill a day. Directions: Read. números anteriores abajo ~ past issues below n u b e s . c l o u d s #13 n ú m e r o d e v e r a n o - # 1 1 ~ l a n a d a : n o t h i n g n e s s JUGUETES ~ TOYS #10 HUESOS ~ BONES #9 MANCHAS DE SANGRE PROPIA ~ ONE'S OWN BLOOD STAINS #8 A L A S ~ W I N G S #7 C A B L E S ~ C O R D S #6 C O S A S ~ T H I N G S #5 A G U A ~ W A T E R #4 #0 EL HUEVO ~ #1 EL OJO ~ #2 MAP(A)S ~ #3 EL RELOJ ~ Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X