Past Issues
Volume 7, Issue 3
cover: Baptism by Fiber by Sooo-z Mastropietro
In this issue:
- Review: "Guidebook to Relative Strangers, Camille Dungy" by Jonesey Johnson
- Poetry: Elizabeth Ehrlich, Kindall Fredricks, Heather Hutcheson, Sharon Kunde, Sarah Lilius, Julia Lisella, Christina Lloyd, Caroline Plasket, Mariana Sierra, Daryl Sznyter, Magdelawit M. Tesfaye, Cammy Thomas, and Shubha Venugopal
- Essay: "We Smiled and Nodded" by Katrina Hays
- Art: Sooo-z Mastropietro
- Fiction: "Veins" by KB Carle
Volume 7, Issue 2
cover: Perirrhanterion, Night Field by Laurie Goodhart
In this issue:
- Review: "Independent City, JR Tappenden" by Jonesey Johnson
- Poetry: Nina Bannett, Lana Bella, Susan Flynn, Mary Chi-Whi Kim, and Tara Stringfellow
- Essay: "The Bodies That Held Us" by Melanie McCabe
- Art: Laurie Goodhart
- Fiction: "The Air Was Not Soft Enough" by JA Field
Volume 7, Issue 1
cover: To a Land Beyond by Joyce Pommer
In this issue:
- Review: "The Magical Forest, Sinikka Langeland" by Dr. Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "Jessica Baran: A Conversation with the Poet and Curator of 100 Boots Poetry Series" by Shane P. Mullen
- Poetry: Erica Brunner, Genelle Chaconas, Margo Davis, Sandra Kolankiewicz, Annie Paradis, Laura Sloan Patterson, Lia Rivamonte, Sarah Dickenson Snyder, and Beth Suter
- Essay: "Reds" by Mindela Ruby
- Art: Joyce Pommer
- Fiction: "Binny Hope" by Julie M. Goldberg
Volume 6, Issue 4
cover: Allegory II by Kae Sasaki
In this issue:
- Review: "The Broken Earth, N.K. Jemisin" by Jonesey Johnson
- Poetry: Maria Luisa Arroyo, Robyn Art, Heather Bell, Cindy King, Paige Lewis, Cecilia Llompart, Devi K. Lockwood, Alison Prine, and Leslie Timmins
- Essay: "Letters to a Young Writer" by Ann Harleman
- Art: June Glasson, Hiroyo Kaneko, Angie Keller, Ann Mitchell, Gina Lee Robbins, Kae Sasaki, and Jamie Vasta
- Fiction: "Side Effects" by Midge Raymond, "The Exchange" by Stephanie Selander
Volume 6, Issue 3
cover: First Day by Kae Sasaki
In this issue:
- Interview: "Kea Wilson: A Conversation with the Debut Author of We Eat Our Own"
- Poetry: Sharon Black, Shevaun Brannigan, Michelle Donahue, Jean Eng, Amber Galeo, Elise Gregory, Darla Himeles, Tamara Hollins, and Ranjani Neriya
- Essay: "Baggage" by Marion Boyer
- Art: Kae Sasaki
- Fiction: "Piñatas and Babes" by Stacy Austin Egan
Volume 6, Issue 2
cover: Swimming The Infinite by Ann Mitchell
In this issue:
- Review: "Premieres by Hilary Field" by Dr. Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "Laura McHugh: A Conversation with the Award-Winning Author of Arrowood"
- Poetry: Anne Champion, Jessica Frogley, Marcia L. Hurlow, Joyce Schmid, Bo Schwabacher, and Kiarra Lynn Smith
- Essay: "Sleeping with the Dead" by Gulchin A. Ergun
- Art: Ann Mitchell
- Fiction: "Another Girl" by Catherine Uroff
Volume 6, Issue 1
cover: Providence by Gina Lee Robbins
In this issue:
- Review: "Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by Lauret Savoy" by Jonesey Johnson
- Interview: "Extension of Your Soul: A Conversation with Singer/Songwriter Sally Crewe" by Dr. Thomas Erdmann
- Poetry: Michelle Chen, Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, Sophia Galifianakis, Lisa Lewis, Jamie McGraw, Kimberly Nunes, Katharine Rauk, and Elizabeth Rees
- Essay: "On Effacement" by Annie Kantar
- Art: Gina Lee Robbins
- Fiction: "Suddenly I Don't" by Lisa C. Taylor
Volume 5, Issue 4
cover: Tension by Lindsey Melickian
In this issue:
- Review: "Water for Your Soul by Joss Stone," Dr. Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "Lori Rader-Day: A Conversation with the Anthony-Nominated Mystery Author" by Shane P. Mullen
- Poetry: Karen Craigo, Lisa Hartz, Christina Lloyd, Devi K. Lockwood, Gigi Marks, Tara Tatum, Leslie Timmins, Kami Westhoff
- Essay: "Woke Up This Morning" by Lydia Pudzianowski
- Art: Lindsey Melickian
- Fiction: "The Exchange" by Stephanie Selander
Volume 5, Issue 3
cover: Untitled by June Glasson
In this issue:
- Interview: "Anat Cohen: A Conversation with the Celebrated Clarinetist-Saxophonist" by Dr. Thomas Erdmann
- Poetry: Maryanne Hannan, Karen Hildebrand, Courtney Hitson, Jean C. Howard, Cindy King, Jacqueline Jones LaMon, Lori Lamothe and Kylina Matteoli
- Essay: "The Tree Frogs of St. Kitts" by Dawn Reno Langley
- Art: June Glasson
- Fiction: "Working Title" by Ashleigh Rajala
Volume 5, Issue 2
cover: Paper Thin Walls by Caitlin Funston
In this issue:
- Review: "The Wingless by Cecilia Llompart" by Emily Grise
- Poetry: Brett Elizabeth Jenkins, M. Ann Hull, Nora Hickey, Laurie Patton, Christiana Maurer, Robyn Art, Catharine Lucas
- Essay: "A Decent Number of Atheists" by Jan Shoemaker, "Lessons in Girl" by Kat Meads
- Art: Caitlin Funston
- Fiction: "To The Country" by Amy Kinner, "Anamnesis" by Nancy Scott Hanway
Volume 5, Issue 1
cover: (In)Visible #29 by Vanessa Woods
In this issue:
- Interview: "Velvet Brown: A Conversation with the Internationally Renowned Tubist" by Thomas Erdmann
- Poetry: Maria Luisa Arroyo, Elisabeth Murawski, Staci R. Schoenfeld, Andrea Potos, Ann Herlong-Bodman, Sarah M. Brownsberger
- Essay: "Letter To A Young Writer" by Ann Harleman
- Art: Vanessa Woods
- Fiction: "The Pro" by Hadley Boyd
Volume 4, Issue 4
cover: Remnant 4, 5, 6 by Jennifer Tancreto
In this issue:
- Review: "Bach on Fire: Music by Lily Afshar" by Thomas Erdmann
- Poetry: Alicia Thompson, Morgan Liphart, C Murray, Corey Ginsberg, Angie Macri, Lillo Way, Robin Rosen Chang
- Essay: "Hunger and the Artist" by C.R. Resetarits
- Art: Jennifer Tancreto
- Fiction: "Firworks" by Christine Tang-Bernas, "Frequency" by Sara Rauch
Volume 4, Issue 3
cover: Barcroft (Taeuber-Arp) by Hannah Whitaker
In this issue:
- Review: "Habitat: Music by Christine Jensen" by Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "The Next Time You See Me: A Conversation with Writer Holly Goddard Jones" by Lindsay Shadwell
- Poetry: Carol Frith, Chanel Clarke, Catherine Kyle, Chelsea Whitton, Abra Bertman, Diane LeBlanc, Joanna C. Valente, and Alexis Quinlan
- Essay: “Tremors and Blasts” by Natalie Harris
- Art: Hannah Whitaker
- Fiction: “My Husband’s Wife in Paris” by Karen English
Volume 4, Issue 2
cover: Mis-Spent Youth by Melissa Wilkinson
In this issue:
- Review: "The Shimmering Land: Music by Meg Bowles" by Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "A Book Is Not a Confession Booth: A Conversation with Poets Susana H. Case and Laura Madeline Wiseman"
- Poetry: Kristen Tauer, Cheryl Diane Kidder, Grace Molloy, Kristin Roedell, Sarah Fawn Montgomery, Shae Savoy, Linda Quinlan, and Jeanette Geraci
- Art: Melissa Wilkinson
- Fiction: "Stolen Things" by Abbigail N. Rosewood
Volume 4, Issue 1
cover: Cameo by Monica Van den Dool
In this issue:
- Review: "Paula Modersohn-Becker: The First Modern Woman Artist" by Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D.
- Interview: "View from the Stage: A Conversation with Sidemusician Anne King" by Thomas Erdmann, Ph.D.
- Poetry: Wandajune Bishop-Towle, Terri Brown-Davidson, Janice Repka, Jolene Brink, Charlene Logan Burnett, Dorian Kotsiopoulos, April Salzano, Tria Wood, and Pat Falk
- Art: Monica Van den Dool
- Fiction: "Variations on a Dying Swan" by Caitlin K. Clark, "That and Acts of Lovingkindess" by Linda McCullough Moore
Volume 3, Issue 4
cover: Eastings and Northings--Level 2 by Lauren Parent
In this issue:
- Review: "Annie Up: Pistol Annies Sophomore Album and the Power Trio Behind the Hit" by Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "A Shimmering, Vital Subtext: A Conversation with Novelist Amanda Coplin" by Lindsay Shadwell
- Poetry: Melanie McCabe, Jen Coleman, Emily Wall, Joanne Clarkson, Kim Lozano, Jennifer Raha, Barbara Daniels, and Heather Bell
- Art: Lauren Parent
- Fiction: "Believe You Me" by Terri G. Scullen
- Essay: "Subject to Appeal" by Gladys Haunton
Volume 3, Issue 3
cover: Sunflowers by Christina Empedocles
In this issue:
- Review: "Love Has Come for You: Edie Brickell and Steve Martin" by Thomas Erdmann, Ph.D.
- Interview: "The Space Between: A Conversation with Visual Artist Peregrine Honing" by Lindsay Shadwell
- Poetry: Terri Brown-Davidson, Molly Sutton Kiefer, Anne Butler, Jennifer Tappenden, Tammy Robacker, Cecilia Llompart, and Lisa Grove
- Art: Christina Empedocles
- Fiction: "Russo Tango" by Zeeva Bukai, "Laboratory on the Moon" by Polly Rosenwaike
Volume 3, Issue 2
cover: Cartogram II by Val Britton
In this issue:
- Review: "Night of Light: The Music of Sophia Serghi" by Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "Game Changer: A Conversation with Composer Laura Karpman" by Lindsay Shadwell
- Poetry: Crystal Hoffman, Laura E. Davis, Anne Butler, Shawn Fawson, Susana H. Case, Terry Ann Thaxton, and Laura Long
- Art: Val Britton
- Fiction: "Moiety" by Ruth Martini
- Essay: "Eighteen One-Sided Conversations with My Father" by Amy Monticello
Volume 3, Issue 1
cover: Sirens 3 by Jamie Vasta
In this issue:
- Review: "Songs from the Edge: Hazel Leach Performed by PLoTS" by Thomas Erdmann
- Interview: "Shepherding the Bones to the Surface: A Conversation with Traci Brimhall" by Emily Grise
- Poetry:Michelle Bonczek, Rhonda Lott, Dana Koster, Susan Azar Porterfield, Paige Lewis, Liz Kicak, and Elizabeth Langemark
- Art: Jamie Vasta
- Fiction: "Sagres" by Louella Bryant, "Better Half" by Erika Swyler
- Essay: "Holy Jezebel, The Lady of Small Things" by A. A. Balaskovits
Volume 2, Issue 4
cover: "Drawing #1" by Theresa Hackett
In this issue:
- A review of a Francesca Woodman retrospective
- An interview with Italian pop sensation Elisa
- Poetry by Barbara Rockman, Susan Grimm, Laura Benton, and others
- An essay by Kathleen Shimeta
- Art by Theresa Hackett
- Fiction by Karen Lee Boren
Volume 2, Issue 3
cover: "Harvest #19" by Hiroyo Kaneko
In this issue:
- A review of Kate Bush's 50 Words for Snow
- An interview with artistic collaborators Robin Ekiss and Vanessa Woods
- Poetry by Barbara Daniels, Doris Ferleger, Mercedes Lawry, and Pamela Davis
- An essay by Kerry Reilly
- Photos by Hiroyo Kaneko
- Fiction by Beth Kaufka
Volume 2, Issue 2
cover: "Southern Mansion" by Melissa Wilkinson
In this issue:
- A review of Esperanza Spaulding's first three releases as a leader
- A conversation with accalimed author Antonya Nelson
- Poetry by Linda Parsons Marion, Alison Prine, Jaime Warburton, Alice Pettway, Piper J. Daniels, and Andrea Scarpino
- An essay by Diane Ruth
- Art by Melissa Wilkinson
- Fiction by Laura Hulthen Thomas
Volume 2, Issue 1
cover: "Toy Boat" by Beth Hoeckel
In this issue:
- A review of The Waking Sleep
- An interview with poetry translator Ann Cefola
- An essay by Patty Somlo
- Collages by Beth Hoeckel
- Fiction by Midge Raymond
- Poetry by Lauren Fanelli, E. Louise Beach, Ivy Grimes, Sandra Kolankiewicz, Mary Elizabeth Parker, and Katy Whittingham
Volume 1, Issue 4
cover: "Ocean (Migration Series) " by Christina Empedocles
In this issue:
- A review of The Flame Tree
- An interview with Erin McGraw
- An essay by Amy Monticello
- Drawings and Paintings by Christina Empedocles
- Fiction by Simone Martel and Sara Lippmann
- Poetry by Alice B. Fogel, Susanna Lang, Andrea L. Watson, Ashley Mace Havird, Carol Louise Munn, Kristine Ong Muslim, Christine Hamm, and Cynthia Belmont
Volume 1, Issue 3
cover: "Self Portrait" by Kristin Halldorsdottir Eyfells
In this issue:
- A review of Alela Diane and Wild Divine
- A conversation with Beth Bombara
- An essay by Rosemary Harp
- Paintings by Kristin Halldorsdottir Eyefells
- Fiction by Karla Greenleaf-MacEwan and Phyllis Carol Agins
- Poetry by Jackie Bartley, Ranjani Neriya, Sara Henning, Kim Triedman, Alessandra Simmons, and Cynthia Veach
Volume 1, Issue 2
cover: "Purifying for the Lord of Qoyllorritty" by Angie Keller
In this issue:
- A review of Norah Jones' new album ...Featuring
- A conversation with jazz legend Norma Winstone
- An essay by Jacqueline Kolosov
- Photography by Angie Keller
- Fiction by Jodi Varon and Julie Innis
- Poetry by Jenn Blair, Angie Macri, Susan Meyers, Anne Whitehouse, and Leonore Wilson
Volume 1, Issue 1
cover: "Out of the Ashes" by Vanessa Woods
In this issue:
- A review of Isabelle O'Connell's new album Resevoir
- A conversation with violist Kim Kaskashian
- Poetry by Julia Gordon-Bramer
- An from the novel Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend
- Silk screen prints on paper by Ellen Baird
- An essay by Beth McConaghy
- Poetry by Kelli Allen
- Photograms by Vanessa Woods
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