Thanks for the wonderful feedback regarding "Melonballer". I think it turned out really pretty. You can order a copy if you'd like.

• A Brief History of the Imaginary Map by Don Beck and Ravi Shankar
  
• Atom Maps by Ian Pyper
  
• There are Maps and then there is the MAP by Allegra C. Chesnut
  
• Map of Life by Rik Albatros
  
• Claudio Parentela's eXTra finGer interview with artist Simon Peplow

• J.R. Hill, Jeff Davis, Richard Reynolds, David Ruhlman, Chris von Szombathy all make their MungBeing debuts this issue
  New works from Krzysztof Wlodarski, Buzzsaw, Jacqueline Jones, Matt Bray, Mark Planisek, Michael O'Briant, Nelly Sanchez, Michael Dickinson, James Whitman and Owen Plummer

• The MungBeat! Podcast features
• Extended Leave of Absence by The Last Days of Russell
  
• Amor de Cosmos in Lotusland by Rubaboo

• essays by Nadya Bondoreff, David Greenberger and Buzzsaw
  
• prose by Jennifer Chesler and Jenna Humphrey
  
• poetry by Lawrence Kriese, Jeb Ebben and Frances Mai-Ling

• An interview with legendary font designer Ray Larabie
  
• Inspirations from an Octahedron by Gwen Fisher
  
• Claudio Parentela interviews Kris Chau
  
• Sometimes When You Fall, a screenplay by Ian Donnell Arbuckle
  
• Sculptural works by James Hill

• Beautiful works by Michael Uhlenkott, Andrew Taggart, jody franklin & Jane Martin, Albert Schweitzer, Joey Haley, Claudio Parentela, Matt Bray, Bruce New, Songmi Huff, Callie Danae Hirsch
  
• New contributions from Chloe Lewis, Salam Omar, Dave Ortega, Nelly Sanchez, and James Hill
  
• Comics by Claudio Parentela, James Jajac, Dave Ortega, mckenzee and Mark Givens

• music from the forthcoming "Barcode Rain-cloud" by SubAtomic - an exclusive premiere in MungBeat!

• poetry by R.S. Deese, SJ Chambers, and Frances Mai-Ling
  
• essays and prose by mckenzee, Buzzsaw, Dave Carpenter, Robert Dayton, and Virginia M. Mohlere

• John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats writes about covering Furniture Huschle songs
  
• Autobiographical comic artist Joe "Peepshow" Matt bares it all to jody franklin
  
• Mark Givens sits down with indie rock sensations The Henry Clay People
  
• Claudio Parentela interviews psychedelic dreamscape painter Maura Holden
  
• Alex Minoff discusses authenticity in African music and rock, specifically with the band Extra Golden

• Galleries by Matt Bray, Owen Plummer & Andrew Dick, Gus Fink, Rachel Haywire, Bruce New, and Luke Ramsey & Jim Stoten plus new contributors Crystal Bretschger, Skinny Gaviar, Ira Joel Haber, Jessica Hill, Maura Holden, Songmi Huff, and Adonis Massad
  
• Comics by Claudio Parentela, James Jajac, Joel Huschle and Mark Givens

• songs by The Henry Clay People and Furniture Huschle

• poetry by Frances Mai-Ling, Brad and Rik Albatros
  
• essays and prose by Ian Donnell Arbuckle, David "Starchy" Grant, Buzzsaw, Kevin Ausmus, Amy Frushour Kelly, Zay Thompson, Jennifer Chesler, SJ Chambers, and Tim Miller

• Prehistoric Canadian Psychedooolia! - the future primitive - an interview with Nog A Dod's Marc Bell and Owen Plummer, plus artwork by Marc, Owen, Jason McLean, Peter Thompson, SP Ehman, Andrew Dick and Tommy Lacroix
  
• David Greenberger of The Duplex Planet asks elderly citizens "Did the future turn out the way you thought it would?"
  
• Matt Novak on the "Postmodern Paleo-Future"
  
• Claudio Parentela interviews artist David Trulli

• Galleries by Ashley Reaks, Godfrey Blow, Liz Parkinson, Claudio Parentela, Bruce New, Michael Uhlenkott, Andrew Taggart, Muayad Muhsin, Gus Fink, Travis Lawrence, Mark Planisek, Callie Danae Hirsch, Kim Richardson and Michael Dickinson
  
• Comics by RS Deese & Chuck Wadey, Jessica Hobdell, Ben Muggin, mckenzee and James Jajac

• songs by Kathleen Yearwood, The Rudy Schwartz Project and Daniel AIU Higgs

• poetry by Leonore Wilson, Matt Bray and Michael S. Begnal
  
• essays and prose by Rik Albatros, Ian Donnell Arbuckle, Virginia Mohlere, SJ Chambers, David "Starchy" Grant, Buzzsaw and Andrew Hessel

Featuring:
• Interviews with Dr. Riane Eisler (The Chalice and the Blade, Sacred Pleasure) and Robin Hardy (The Wicker Man, Cowboys For Christ) by jody franklin
  
• The music and art of the infamous Ashley Reaks
  
• An interview with Angie Mason - the first in a series of interviews with today's best underground artists conducted by Claudio Parentela
  
• The third and final installment of Ian Donnell Arbuckle's ambitious and satisfying serialized novella "Last Name"
  

Plus:
• "Gnostics and Nation Builders: Theosophy and the Rise of the Indian National Congress" by RS Deese
  
• "Speaking Eyes" by Gina Ranalli with drawings by Gus Fink
  
• "The Knight And The Green Man" by Tala Bar
  
• "Hills" by Dave Carpenter
  and more!
  

1. Robert Dayton and Alexis O'Hara
   
2. Joel Barber and Natalie Oswald
   
3. John Zachary, Terry Givens, Genaro Cordova, and Ed Hume
   
4. jody franklin, David "Starchy" Grant, Rachel Haywire, and r. a. gillespie
   
5. Mark Givens and Dave Carpenter
   
6. Liz Clayton and Liz Parkinson
   
7. Jesse Reno and Ashley Montague
   
8. Luke Ramsey with Andy Rementer, Sune Ehlers, Owen Plummer, and Joanna Price
   
9. SJ Chambers and Virginia M. Mohlere
   
10. Peter Klint and Mark Givens
    
11. Joel Huschle and Ben Muggin
    
12. Buzzsaw and Rik Albatros
    
13. jody franklin and Danielle Hagel
    
14. James Whitman and Owen Plummer
    
15. Amy Maloof and Allen Callaci
    
16. Mark and Trygve Givens
    
17. Experiment Haywire and Nevyn Nowhere
    
18. Mancat and Cash Nexus
    
19. David Greenberger and Matt Love
    
20. Owen Plummer and Danielle MacDonald
    

• Sprawlopolis by R.S. Deese
  
• spring_alpha project by Simon Yuill
  
• Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. by David Greenberger
  
• The Baseball Experience, A Guy Named Dick, and Rainbow Man by Kevin Ausmus
  
• excerpts from "Time & the River" by Tim Miller
  
• Virtual Landscapes: New Urbanism in the New Web by Cash Nexus
  
• J. Ambulance Sandpaper by Food Fortunata
  

• "A brief reflection over the Outsider as an archetypical artist and humanitarian hero" by SJ Chambers
  
• "Chocolate Starfish Oracle" by Heidi Morgan
  
• "Musing Upon The Food For Thought" by Milos Vujasinovic
  
• "Death of an Engineer" by John Helmer
  

Damn near a HUNDRED pages of words, artworks, audio compositions, puzzles, and thought-provoking work. This bi-month, MungBeing is looking into the second part of the Mind/Body dichotomy with our issue about the Mind (The Body was discussed in issue six).

We are especially proud to feature an exclusive interview with visionary artist Alex Grey, whose work also graces the cover of this issue. Alex sat down with MungBeing newcomer Catling for a heart-to-heart and the results are a joy to read. We also have an interview with Michael Dickinson, who is experiencing a spot of bother in Turkey, and an interview with Christopher P. Reilly, whose book with Gus Fink "The Trouble With Igor" has just been released. From brilliant minds, brilliant thoughtsŪ.

Other tales of a mindful nature include these wonderful titles:

1. Ghosts, Lies, The Devil's Drink, & A Shining, Stately Moon by Jeb Ebben
   
2. On Diane Ackerman's An Alchemy Of Mind by Virginia M. Mohlere
   
3. A Short Course in Egyptian Futurist Mnemonics by Spacemummy
   
4. The Mind, a short tale by Leslie Powell (with illustrations by Michael Furious)

Albert Schweitzer, Callie Danae Hirsch, Luke Ramsey, and Owen Plummer all join our ever-growing list of world renowned contributing artists. The winning entries are in for Don Swartzentruber's Totem Triptych project. What an exciting project that was, and what wonderful results. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

A few audio selections from Meatyard, Mickel Mass (featuring Alan Davidson of The Kitchen Cynics), and Josh Stevenson supply a healthy dose of aural delight. McKenzie Ditter, Eric Willey, and Miss Elucid make their first literary contributions to MungBeing as well. And there's even a surprise visit from DailyKos' SusanG in there.

All of that and some comics, some puzzles, some poetry, new and exciting opportunities to participate, and a recipe for Rik's Bread "Rolls".

MungBeing is an online bimonthly magazine published under a Creative Commons license, complete with a tagline and half a mind to use itŪ.

Sixty-some-odd pages of writing, sound, art, puzzles, and other thought-provoking work. This bi-month, MungBeing addresses the issue of freedom in all its varied and sordid glory.

Tales of freedom and daring-do include these wonderful titles:

• We Are Freedom by Rachel Haywire
  
• Skynet by Lyle Neff
  
• Peacekeeper Missiles by Virginia M. Mohlere
  
• Unbound Unlit by Cavendish
  

David Greenberger and Birdsongs of the Mesozoic join us to explain through music "how records are made."

Remodernist extraordinaire Matt Bray graces our cover, Simon Redekop (from Humanfive), Milos Vujasinovic, and Bruce New all join our ever-growing list of world renowned contributing artists. Surrealist painter Don Swartzentruber exhibits four totemic paintings and invites writers to submit interpretations.

Misfit Library Founder Sarah Lynch-Walker, Virginia M. Mohlere, and award-winning Canadian writer Lyle Neff also make their debuts this issue.

A few audio selections from Freedom's Child, Heidi Morgan, and Mystified supply a healthy dose of aural delight.

All of that and a new quiz, some comics, some puzzles, some poems about birds, some great collaborative projects, new and exciting opportunities to participate, and a recipe for Freedom Fries.

MungBeing is an online bimonthly magazine published under a Creative Commons license in the heat of summer amongst the cactus and the frogs.

UPDATE:
Voting has ended for the Snakes on a Plane contest over at Tagworld.

Would you like to hear a Wckr Spgt song in the soon-to-be-smash-hit "Snakes on a Plane"?

You have to sign up as a member of tagworld but the information they want is limited to username, zip code, some other stuff... and an email address. If you are uneasy about handing out your email address, don't fear. For a limited time only, you can use an email address in the form of [yourname]@snakes.wckrspgt.com That's a real address that will send the "Welcome" letter to the Wckr Spgt site. Or you can use your real email address and join TagWorld. You have choices! Have at it!

Also, navigation is purely a "next" button clicking affair. There are two ways to approach this:

1. Limit the results to the "indie" genre. Leave the Sort order at "Random" and look for the name Wckr Spgt. At the most, you will have to click "next" 7 times but you could get lucky and not have to click it at all!
   
2. Limit the results to the "indie" genre and set the sort order to "by name". Now it's about 7 clicks to get to the last page and you don't even have to pay attention to the other pages. UPDATE: Set the "Name Filter" to W and you are SO there!

Please pass this information along to the Wckr Spgt fans that we don't personally know. I'm sure they would both like to vote to hear Wckr Spgt in "Snakes on a Plame"!

It's that easy! It's that fun! And the end result is hearing WCKR SPGT on a motherfucking plane!

Fifty-some-odd pages of writing, sound, art, and magazoidnal fun. This bi-month, MungBeing sneaks up on the issue of fanaticism and slaps it in the back of the head.

Tales of fanaticism and obsession include these wonderful titles:

• Ghost Pains by T.L. Bryers
  
• The United States of Kubla Khan by SJ Chambers
  
• The Familiar by ethora
  
• Tiny Book of Smokes by David Greenberger
  
• A Guy Who... by Ryan Hughes
  
• Sins by Amy Frushour Kelly
  
• My Catholic Sunday by Danielle Hagel
  

Interviews with Jeffrey Scott Holland (our first OuterView) and the incredibly talented filmmaker Caveh Zahedi highlight this issue. A couple of audio selections from Brent Hetherwick (from California Rocket Fuel) and SinDex Industries (artist Ken B. Miller) provide a soundtrack to fanaticism.

Howard Drucker, Andrew Hessel, Euphoria, R.S. Deese, David "Starchy" Grant, Robert Dayton, Heidi Morgan, Kelly Moore, and Buzzsaw grace the pages with some wonderful writing and the fine artwork of peg leg, Robert Zailo, SJ Chambers, Claudio Parentela, and Mark DeLong are sure to make you smile.

All of that and a new quiz, some comics, new technical tweaks, and a recipe for COLD cantaloupe pie! Whew! It's been quite a year.

MungBeing is an online bimonthly magazine published under a Creative Commons license and released by the B.A.T.S.

This bi-month MungBeing is taking an in-depth look at the body. A REALLY close look at the body and all of its various and assorted quirks. An uncomfortably close look. But given only one option, there is no dichotomy. It's what's INSIDE that counts!

And what's inside this issue is some heavyweight stuff:

Stalwart scribe David "Starchy" Grant returns with two touching personal essays. Editor jody franklin has fun with Lisa Crystal Carver's body in "Boobs Are Nice," and extols the virtues of "jerkin' the gherkin" in his "Beat Your Meat Manifesto." Leonore Wilson writes lovingly about endangered sisters. Andrew Hessel looks at dead bodies as works of art. Kevin Ausmus and Tim Hatch talk about outward appearances. Amy Frushour Kelly, Franklin Bruno, Heidi Morgan, and Buzzsaw lend us segments from their bodies of prose.

As usual, we are graced by the presence of some of the great visual artists of our time, all of whom are inspired by the body. Beautiful paintings and illustrations by Peter Klint, Mun Mun Mittelbach, Patrick Turk, Kim Richardson, Godfrey Blow, Jason McLean, Ian Pyper, Amanda Woodward, Michael O'Briant and many others show us the delights and horrors of the human body.

Jim Bumgardner bends our minds into pretzels with his new puzzle section, editor Mark Givens quizzes us about our bodies, and we learn to whip up the perfect chocolate drizzle to lay across our flesh.

On top of that we have musical tracks from Steve Folta, Cash Nexus, Spacemummy, and the Kitchen Cynics. What an eclectic blend of artists! What a diverse body of work!

This MungBeing is the Biggiest Issue YET!!