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*Featured Writing is work selected for inclusion by a majority of the editors.

**An Editor's Pick is a piece that did not receive a majority vote, but that had the strong support of at least one editor.

Volume 9, Issue 2 :: June 2009

Featured Writing*

Confirmation
Poetry by Gale Acuff

Hubris
Poetry by David Fulton

Anniversary
Flash Fiction by Michael Zapata

Voice on the Water
Fiction by Louis M. Abbey

Words
Fiction by Caroline England

Painting Naked
Fiction by Kimberley Idol

The Taste of Blood
Fiction by Walter Kraut

Two Suns in the Sunset
Fiction by Andrew Rivas

Cane Island
Fiction by Paul Silverman

Editor's Picks**

Baker's Pick * Withdrawal
Poetry by Adam Poltrack

Beaver's Pick * Search, Rescue
Flash Fiction by Andrew H. Minnick

Ana's Pick * In the Footsteps of Robert Running Bear
Fiction by Ron Arnold

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman & Bonnets
Theme: Something found between the pages of a used book.
Word range: 2000–2100 words

Gold: The J
by Nathaniel Tower

Silver: Stuck in the Middle
by Brian Behr Valentine

Third: Lady Fingers
by Amanda Divine

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Portrait of a Home
by Aaron M. Wilder

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by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz