Issue Five of HARD PACKexplores speed, snow as form, and melting legacies. Thomas Prior captures the velocity of speed skiing, while Stephan Keppel considers the snowman as a philosophical figure. Cole Richardson speaks with Tracy Kawalik about injury. Fashion features include new work by Julien T. Hamon, Tyler Roste, and Boe Marion. We debut our first play by Adi Eshman and publish essays on Aspen, Latvian animation, and the French literary canon.

With notable contributions by

Ireland Adgage
Tomaso Clavarino
Cody Cirillo
Adi Eshman
EX. (Andrea Cassi and Michele Versaci)
Nika Simovich Fisher
Carmen Gray
Jeremy Greenfield
Julien T. Hamon
Tracy Kawalik
Stephen Keppel
Boe Marion
Thomas Prior
Nicolas Rapold
Tyler Roste
Mark Suciu
Matthew Tufts
Lindsay Turnery
Bárbara Vélez
AF Webb