The Austin Review is an independent, nonprofit literary journal that draws inspiration from the flourishing art scene of Austin, Texas. Our mission involves increasing community awareness of contemporary writing and discovering new works from emerging authors. Each issue will include four pieces of flash non-fiction (truth), four short stories (lies), and one work from a prominent author or critical analysis (literati). To express our gratitude and support for our namesake city, The Austin Review may reserve space for the extraordinary voices coming out of the Austin literary scene. At least one work from each issue will be featured on our website. Our blog includes announcements, interviews, reviews, and other works. Our online literary journal, Spotlight, includes fiction and nonfiction pieces selected from our submissions. Please visit us at http://theaustinreview.org/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheAustinReview, on Twitter @theausreview, and on Instagram @theaustinreview.