From the Editor:
Happy new decade! Our first work of 2020 is one that showcases just how much ground we can cover as literary citizens, writers and collaborators. Our contributors for this issue are from Miami and Seoul, are poetic icons and emerging voices. Take a moment to read to the contributors’ bios to get the best sense of who’s helped us create something wonderful. Special thanks to Assistant Managing Editor Michael Sheriff, Fiction Editor Jason Katz, Poetry Editor Terin Weinberg, and Nonfiction Editor Bri Griffith for their dedication and generosity – the best part about this issue is that it reflects their always-compelling taste. Cheers to more meaning-making, together.
Gratitude,
Samantha Leon
Poetry
“Double-Cut” and “I’m Not Homeless, Just Moving” by Jan Beatty
“Sex or Undergrown Parking Garage” by Ellery Beck
“The Practice of Becoming Oneself” by Bryan Berkowitz
“The Father” by Johnna St. Cyr
“Entering the ICU” by Jessica Dueby
“Leatherback” by Kristin Entler
“Dear T-shirt // Sincerely, Dashiki” by Cortland Gilliam
“Our Two Year Conversation in One Paragraph” by Monika Zobel
“LOVELAND, CO, 2011: SELF, STEWARD” by Katherine Fallon
Nonfiction
“On Gardening” by Stacy Boe Miller
“Bellows” by Keith S. Wilson
Fiction
“Bomb Shelter” by Robert Kaye
“Clef” by Melissa Goode
“The Testament of Achilles Petrakakis” by David Pratt
Book Review
Praise for Catechesis: A Postpastoral
Visual artists are named in their respective literary-paired post and in our contributor’s post. Cover art by C. R. Resetarits.