Issue One

September 2003

From the Editor

I am hopping excitedly as I peer at the cover of our new baby. The sheer number of hours it takes to put together a literary magazine is tremendous, but today, I’ve forgotten the aching shoulders from too much typing, the aching brain from so many decisions, and the aching heart that longed for more… Continue reading Issue One

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Pressing Hard Marcia Mascolini(Read author interview)
A Cautionary Measure Peggy Duffy(Read author interview)
I Watch Stephanie Dial(Read author interview)
Rest in Peace Charlotte Jones(Read author interview)
Mrs. Mitts Beverly C. Lucey(Read author interview)
Speak of the Dead Ann Zimmerman(Read author interview)
A Private Trinity Darlene Cah(Read author interview)
The Chair Affair Jade Walker(Read author interview)
A Trip to the Grocer’s Beverly Jackson(Read author interview)
I Shall Not Wear Purple Margaret A. Frey(Read author interview)
Generations Catherine Talley(Read author interview)
Dinner’s Ready Linda Pierce(Read author interview)
How Pusch Came to Shovel Gary Glauber(Read author interview)
Gerontophile: An Imposition S.H. Gall(Read author interview)
Walking the Plank Sheila Killian(Read author interview)
Neighborhood Watch Nance Knauer(Read author interview)
Scent and Sensibility Jeff Lindsey(Read author interview)

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