Issue Twenty-Three

December 2008

From the Editor

Some years, around this time, I feel a sense of an ending, and then there are other years, like this one, when December feels more like a beginning—a new morning—like one evoked by Maya Angelou in some long ago time: “Lift up your hearts / Each new hour holds new chances / For a new… Continue reading Issue Twenty-Three

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Ants David Aichenbaum(Read author interview)
Earthrise or Prelude to the Filming of the Filming of the Guys Watching the Monitors of the Apollo 8 Orbital Moon Mission Christopher Bundy(Read author interview)
The World Before This One Jon Chopan(Read author interview)
Ghost Bike Thomas Cooper(Read author interview)
The Sway of Trains Lydia Copeland(Read author interview)
Impressionists Debra A. Daniel(Read author interview)
Danseuses Nues David Harris Ebenbach(Read author interview)
The Head Fields Terry Ehret(Read author interview)
Shadows Sherrie Flick(Read author interview)
Heroin Girl Larry Fondation(Read author interview)
She Doesn’t Ask Where He Goes Stefanie Freele(Read author interview)
Caved In Barry Graham(Read author interview)
Chicago World’s Fair, 1893 Kyle Hemmings(Read author interview)
Coat and Shoes Tania Hershman(Read author interview)
Thirteen Tai Dong Huai(Read author interview)
Phoenix W.P. Kinsella(Read author interview)
Nearly Free Dorianne Laux(Read author interview)
Alien Lunch Liane LeMaster(Read author interview)
The Society for the Preservation of Everything Kuzhali Manickavel(Read author interview)
216 East Boalt Jeannie Vanasco(Read author interview)
Potatoes Spencer Wise(Read author interview)

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