Issue Forty-Two

December 2013

From the Editor

In looking over the stories for this issue, I’m struck by how several of them are so strongly defined by place. Whether it’s the city the characters live in, or the physical space that surrounds them, the strong sense of place defines and shapes the story and the characters within it. In “Masters of Matchsticks”… Continue reading Issue Forty-Two

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When You Look for Us, I’ll Be Here Adam Peterson(Read author interview)
Everything in this House Is Crooked Alisha Karabinus(Read author interview)
Śūnyatā Allison Williams(Read author interview)
The Low Hum of Vegetation Ashley Strosnider(Read author interview)
Freckles Brendan Gauthier(Read author interview)
Portrait of a Writer I Remember as a Young Masturbator Caren Beilin(Read author interview)
Masters of Matchsticks Craig Buchner(Read author interview)
If You Find an Infant Squirrel Heather Rounds(Read author interview)
Whose Voice We Wanted to Hear Jacqueline Vogtman(Read author interview)
Queuing, Photographs, Morning Eyes Jason Jackson(Read author interview)
Summer of Pinbugs Kate Folk(Read author interview)
Preemie Matthew Dexter(Read author interview)
Twenty-Five Minute Wait Megan Giddings(Read author interview)
As If a Bestiary Had Wings Michael Chaney(Read author interview)
The Meat Sweats Michael Czyzniejewski(Read author interview)
How to Write a Hardship Letter Nicole Simonsen(Read author interview)
Habits Peter Schumacher(Read author interview)
Lot’s Wife Rebecca King(Read author interview)
Next Rest Stop Twenty-Two Miles Rosie Forrest(Read author interview)

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