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ART
Cover Cover
3 The Bard of Third Street [Oil on canvas] • Gary Kelley
10 [Fiber art] • Mary Snyder Behrens
16 [Pen and ink drawing] • Jared Rogness
24 [Wood construction] • Daniel Weiss
33 [Digital montage] • Alex P. Gates
36 [Watercolor painting] • Amy Arnston
45 [Pencil drawing] • Kim Behm
52 [Pencil drawing] • Kim Behm
58 [Digital photograph] • Kristyn Beckman
60 [Digital image] • Nicholas Schrunk
[Pen and ink drawing] • Jared Rogness
FICTION
3 The Apprenticeship • Jacob M. Appel
10 From Now On, You’re Back • Richard K. Weems
16 Plot Theory • Camille Cusumano
24 Bones • David Latimer
33 River Swim • Jill Widner
36 Curse of the Corn Borer • Brian Bedard
45 Anesthesia • Brian Ascalon Roley
52 Margaret’s War • Marianne Gingher
58 The Vulgari Connection • Robert H. Abel
60 Per Nietzche’s Instructions • Søren G. Palmer
NONFICTION
71 Concrete • Paul Crenshaw
76 The Neverland • Joel B. Peckham, Jr.
88 Immigration in Perspective [Past Perfect] • Joyce Milambiling
POETRY
9 The Balcony • Robert Cooperman
19 The Odyssey • Thomas O’Grady
22 Mooncalf • Kelli Russell Agodon
27 Pushki • Katy Rice
28 The New Poem • Kenneth Rosen
31 Wild Raspberries • Barbara Lau
32 The Saddest Thing • Michael Meyerhofer
32 Song to a Flake of Snow / Piosenka o płatku śniegu • Bronisław Maj / trans. Daniel Bourne
35 Mature Fruit • Debka Colson
39 The Grace of Jazz • Sheila Harken Rosecrans
40 First Time Out • Elizabeth Rees
42 Marilyn’s Lips • Kathleen Burgess
42 Tempo Rubato • Aleda Shirley
43 The Hum • Brian Swann
43 August Days • B. Z. Niditch
44 Keeping Bees Since the Eruption • D. C. Miller
44 Opera at 40,000 Feet • Vincent Peloso
50 Charm • Brent Royster
51 Faces • Sharon Chimielarz
51 Blind • Karen Carissimo
57 In the Beginning • Anne Ward Jamieson
57 Guadalupe, AZ • David Salner
62 Uncle Shane • Dana Kuhnline
67 Return • Dilruba Ahmed
68 Filling Up at Speedway 12 Ads Stare at Me Simultaneous with the Moment I Press the Nozzle • Daneen Wardrop
69 The Idea of Death In Puerta Plata • J. P. White
69 Pharoah • Henry Hart
70 Sexism • Jean-Mark Sens
70 Bedroom Closet • Janis Greve
75 The Bowling Alley • Mark Neely
75 Between • Scott Lawrence-Richards
79 Off Lost Rd. Road • Nance Van Winckel
REVIEWS
84 Synecdoche: Brief Book Reviews • Vince Gotera
85 Crosscuts: Brief DVD Reviews • Grant Tracey
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