Issue Five

August 2004

From the Editor

Wow. Talk about a strong start to our second year. I keep expecting the quality of content to level off, and our writers keep pushing the bar higher and higher. I have to admit that this is a somewhat bittersweet missive from me. While the magazine continues to thrive, we’re saying good-bye to one of… Continue reading Issue Five

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Lovers Karen Simpson Nikakis(Read author interview)
Shore Susan Henderson(Read author interview)
Lovechild Ellen Parker(Read author interview)
Lipstick Claudia Smith(Read author interview)
Back Home Bob Arter(Read author interview)
Gloves Gary Cadwallader(Read author interview)
Gilda Patricia Parkinson(Read author interview)
Attic Kim Chinquee(Read author interview)
The Radioactive Chicken or the Egg? Randall Brown(Read author interview)
Summer Swim Pia Z. Ehrhardt(Read author interview)
Two Benches Pasha Malla(Read author interview)
Fall Richard Hulse(Read author interview)
Drop Roy Kesey(Read author interview)
Galveston Steven Douglas Gullion(Read author interview)
Every Pane of Weathered Glass Ellen Rhudy(Read author interview)
I Can’t Talk About Butter Because Margarine Is All I Know C.R. Park(Read author interview)
Something of Value Brian Reynolds(Read author interview)
The Therapist Told Her Not to Quit Smoking–Right Now Astrid Schott(Read author interview)
Maintenance Miriam N. Kotzin(Read author interview)
Enough Katrina Denza(Read author interview)

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