Issue 3
 
God Bless Punk – Irvine Welsh interview – the joys of British music and American literature. New fiction from Martin Knight, Michael Keenaghan, Pete Haynes, Joe England and Robert Ciesla. Poetry by Joseph Ridgwell. Mash-Up Number 1 with Mr Fair’s Magic Lantern. A5, 52 pages.
 
Verbal is a small-press publication that John edits and publishes, dedicated to new fiction with each issue including short stories and an interview with a contemporary author, as well as occasional poems, lyrics, non-fiction and artwork/illustrations.