Issue 3.4

Contents

Shorts

Plastic Kisses
Rebecca Lee. A big impression on a small child.

After the Lead Mine Closes
Dylan Henderson. Loved ones live on in the landscape.

Paskahousu
Jenne Knight. Language defining a life.

Sub Night
Gina Mulligan. A family ritual and coping.

Afterward
Z.Z. Boone. A child takes charge.

Hemlock
Landon Godfrey. Unexpected consequences.

Moving
Luke Schamer. Distractions.

Baptism
Bill Vernon. Essay. Superstition and wishes.

His Morning Pirouettes
Rupprecht Mayer. Joy at getting dressed.

At the Blackboard
Rupprecht Mayer. The classroom empire.

Relocating
James Hartman. A shift of emotions.

Qu'y
Jay Merill. Homeless in London.

Quality
Toti O'Brien. Resisting definition.

Flesh and Stone
Chua Yini. Essay. Longing of a daughter.

Corporeal
Noemi Martinez. Time on earth.

Not of Birds
Noemi Martinez. Adapting.

Art Post

Look at Me Now!
Marianne Kolb. Figurative painting.

Couple
Christopher Woods. Text-based digital image.

The Fourth Seal
Tsang Kin-wah. Text-based installation.

The Second Seal
Tsang Kin-wah. Text-based installation.

Selections from 300 Non-Instagrams
Imin Yeh. Humorous collages in slide mounts.

The Advocate
Robert Zurer. Surrealistic painting of an inner landscape.

Funny Face
Kyle Hemmings. Textured photograph.

You Can't Put Your Arms around a Memory
Marianne Kolb. Figurative painting.

Erasure Text

Wanderlust
Ana Prundaru. Image-based phrase created from found texts.

Hidden Gems

Beach Stones on the Window Ledge
Virginia Boudreau. Comparing lines.

Handling the Fragile
Deonte Osayande. Contemplation.

Battleship
Deonte Osayande. Life's game.

History
Carolyn Martin. The shifting of information.

The Joke's On
Carolyn Martin. Looking for the unseen.

Music Unheard
Keith Dunlap. Stories in the background.

The Foot in the Elevator
Keith Dunlap. A foot takes on a life.

A Brief History of Cowboys and Indians
Howie Good. Profane and mundane.

Philosophers Have a Word for It
Howie Good. The movement between.

Calamity Chick: Re[tro]specting Chicken Little
Marsha Schuh. Reading the messenger.

Mistaken Identity
Roger Camp. Boot camp with a twist.

Vigilant
Rachel Holbrook. A couple's unshared experience.

Safe Distance from the Flame
Shawn Aveningo. A ghazal that looks at memory and family.

Iris
Virginia Boudreau. A miniature portrait.








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