Features

The Don Magazine Features is an archive of writing drawn from across the magazine’s issues — a place to dip in and spend some time. Take a look at the fiction, poetry, essays, and interviews that have defined Don so far. You might revisit a favorite piece or come across something you missed the first time.

Interview With An Artist
Interview, Fiction Becky Alp Interview, Fiction Becky Alp

Interview With An Artist

The art. 
You can’t take a picture of this, it’s already gone.

KN: I remember how it all started. In college, you did this project called Deadly Addiction, right? Most of your friends modeled for you, and you asked them to ‘look dead’ wearing glamorous outfits. It was quite a sight! How did you come up with that idea? Or how does one come up with ideas for projects like that? 

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Bleeding Heart
Short story, Fiction Zane Patrick Kane Short story, Fiction Zane Patrick Kane

Bleeding Heart

I had a friend in high school, he lived in my neighborhood and we rode the same bus together every day. I don’t know how it happened exactly; though it was one of those friendships that just seem to form as a matter of fact, not much to go off of but we knew we would be best friends for life from the moment we met. Every chance we got, we would be over at his house playing games just chit-chatting the hours away — talking about the game we were playing, school, teachers, crushes, life, anything.

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