SCHLAG

SCHLAG

  • ISSUE 1-
    • Cover image by Michael Cameron
    • Alexander Bell
      • One Long Struggle in the Dark
      • Bio
    • Hannah Bonner
      • Dido
      • I Was a Liar
      • Bio
    • Michael Cameron
      • Photographs
      • Bio
    • Madeleine Cravens
      • Still Life With Reluctant Dream
      • In Padua
      • Bio
    • Gillian Cummings
      • In the Archive of Water
      • Loss
      • Bio
    • Matthew Gellman
      • Fireworks
      • Bio
    • Alicia Byrne Keane
      • The Logistics of the Whole Thing
      • Post Attendee
      • Bio
    • Dan Kraines
      • End of October
      • Boys Don't Cry
      • Bio
    • Adrianna Robertson
      • Dear Virginia
      • Bio
    • Brennan Sprague
      • Night Drive When We Danced On The Beach of Lake Ontario
      • Never Born
      • Lullaby
      • Bio
    • Tim Stuemke
      • Artwork
      • Bio
    • Matthew Whipple
      • Photographs
      • Bio
  • SCHLAG
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Collage by Cynthia Cruz


The name of our magazine derives from the German word, Schlag, which has two meanings. First, the word translates in English as "a blow, or a strike." Second, Schlag is a German word for whipped cream. At Schlag Magazine our aim is to publish work that startles and wounds, as Kafka famously wrote "I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for?" In other words, we are seeking work that surprises and wounds but is also sweet; mysterious and beautiful. 


We hope you enjoy our first issue. We welcome your comments, your thoughts, and, of course, your submissions. 


Cynthia Cruz & Steven Page