Break out your green undies, set the cabbage to boil, and turn up The Chieftains on your stereo! On St. Patrick’s Day, every pachyderm can appropriate and enjoy a little bit of Irish culture. If you live in Boston or Chicago, you may even find participation unavoidable. For everyone else, we recommend you find a fiddle, step into the Riverdance, Read More
Category: B-Sides
Elephants Never Foretell – Groundhog
Okay, so maybe we’re feeling optimistic. Maybe whatever groundhog you worship brought you less positive news. Where we come from, hope springs eternal, and our groundhog has the mayor scared to visit. What hope does winter have?
I’m Not Going Crazy
by Normand Lepine Editor’s Note: Maintaining good mental health takes vigilance, self-awareness, and a good dose of laughter. Because if you never laugh, you might… well, go crazy. With that in mind, please enjoy these Top 10 Reasons I Know I’m Not Going Crazy. Top 10 Reasons I Know I’m Not Going Crazy 10. I never let my mind wander. Read More
New Year’s Submission Wishes
A tumbling wave of fireworks, popping champagne corks, and glitter approaches. Soon, 2019 will sweep in, propelling us toward future shores. So while you prepare to body surf that beast, we hope you’ll resolve to submit some work to Elephants Never. To help, we present our list of New Year’s submission wishes. Surf’s up! New Year’s Submission Wishes Hopeful flash Read More
Winter Clothing Reveal
The results are in! Thank you to everyone who participated in our winter clothing poll here on the site, or through Twitter and Instagram. Now to present the winner: Icy Glass! We’ll be wearing this attire for the duration of winter, and you may see the other designs pop up again. Complete results are below for those so inclined. Clothing Read More
Winter Clothing Poll
Help us pick our winter clothes! Vote below for as many designs as you like. We’ll keep the voting open until Santa comes to our neighborhood (11:59 PM EST). And we’ll reveal the winner on Christmas Day. If you like, you can also vote by liking or retweeting each design on Twitter (@AnElephantNever) or Instagram (@anelephantnever).
Lexapro Goddess
by Mateo Lara to cease to exist and to die are two different things entirely – Erika L. Sanchez Truth: Remind me of light white pill destroys darkest woe now the heavy fades Every bright thing the pills gave were all greedy bastards. Sometimes when I wake up there’s a fog floating above, right before my mind Read More
My Rebel Heart
by Tianna G. Hansen I was always told to not go ‘cold turkey’ by each psychiatrist, each therapist. By my sister, studying to be a nurse. My mother, vigilant and worried as ever. My husband, cautioning me to do it right. Before I get too far, let me make one thing clear: I do not recommend anyone go cold turkey Read More
Happy Turkey Day
Happy Turkey Day from our flock to your herd! Thank you to all of our readers and contributors, and we hope you enjoy that other holiday.
Happy Turkey Day from our flock to your herd! Thank you to all of our readers and contributors, and we hope you enjoy that other holiday.
Learning to Drive
by Amy Alexander In my Southern town, there were, the people claimed, certain surface streets that could kill you. Stay away from the streets named after Greek gods. Stay away from the zip code that ended in 08. These streets festered, filled with bad guys that live in shadows, even at noon, and dirty needles that could jump up and Read More