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#2, Midsummer Dream House Magazine “I am doing things, Big Sister. Money things. Legal things. Golden California things.” - Big by Starry Krueger “In the beginning there is terror. That’s right—none of the good stuff waiting just round the bend (adventure, fun, friendship), nor the many other shades of darkness that will also visit along the way. Only terror.” - Our Grateful Dead Story by Kevin Mandel “The sun is bright and hot, everywhere touching down with potent splinters cut from molten jeweled rays.” - Sun by Marcos Oro POETRY: The Lesson, Seemingly in Complete Agreement by Jeffrey Zable, Boy, Shark by Shaun Anthony McMichael, Free-Form Haikus 5-7-5 by Sut Phal, Big by Starry Krueger, What happened with you guys anyway?, Cocksure by Paul Hostovsky, Mourning, Mid Afternoon by Nicholas Grooms, Relative Happiness by John Grey, Night Moves by Brandon Ingalls, Heart-bird by JC Reilly, Sun by Marcos Oro MEMOIRS: Fantasising About You Being Someone Who Loves Me by Jerry Chiemeke, Ariana by Jonathan Woo FICTION: Less Important by Garth Wolkoff, Rainy Day by Huina Zheng, Maggie and Frank by Crystal W. Pillifant, Our Grateful Dead Story by Kevin Mandel ART: Bad Vibes by Edward Michael Supranowicz, Body by Ashley Kaplan, Doorstep, Green Peaceby Pia Quintano Editors: Emma Grey Rose, George du Bois Midsummer Dream House Literary & Arts Magazine began in the Fall of 2023 near the beach of San Diego, California. The magazine features an eclectic mix of both literature and art and often incorporates experimental works.