Issue Fifty

December 2015

From the Editor

There is much to be said about the wonder of stepping into a child’s point of view. One fabulous thing about having a preschooler around the house is that I get reminded of all the small joys in life, the pleasures of simple things like blowing bubbles, reading a book, picking dandelions, hiding and seeking.… Continue reading Issue Fifty

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Ways to Make Money in Prison Angela Palm(Read author interview)
The Butterfly Effect Marc Joan(Read author interview)
Lampshades Megan Louise Rowe(Read author interview)
Before You Find You’ve Lost It Kate Berson(Read author interview)
Said is Dead Randall Brown(Read author interview)
Brought to Shore Liza Olson(Read author interview)
Crosstalk Glen Pourciau(Read author interview)
To Hold But Not Have Jenny Magee Stenger(Read author interview)
The Kindest Cut Matthew Pitt(Read author interview)
Things You Won’t Tell Your Therapist Colleen Kearney Rich(Read author interview)
Not to Scale Whitney G. Schultz(Read author interview)
Grains and Names H.M. Cotton(Read author interview)
Point of Reference Katie Young Foster(Read author interview)
When They Say Share the Road They Don’t Know What I’ve Already Given Dennis Scott Herbert(Read author interview)
Memory Sean Lovelace(Read author interview)
He Called Me Honeybunch Karen Sherk Chio(Read author interview)
Monarchs Andrew Wehmann(Read author interview)
Parting Elizabeth Morton(Read author interview)

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