Volume 5, Issue 4 :: December 2005

Featured Writing

War Zone
poetry by Margarita Engle

Three Poems
poetry by Lynn Strongin

All I've Ever Learned
flash fiction by Daniel Lanza

Musee Mecanique
fiction by Terri Brown-Davidson

Snapshots
fiction by Alan Danzis

Fork
fiction by D.L. Olson

Editor's Picks
Every issue, each editor has the opportunity to choose a piece
that was left out of the main line-up as her/his "editor's pick"

Ana's Pick * Las Sirenas
poetry by Margarita Engle

Baker's Pick * Blood in the Apron
fiction by Kevin Spaide

Beaver's Pick * The Alarm Clock
fiction by Nancy Hoffmann

Boots's Pick * The Acquiescent Passion
fiction by Ken Rider

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots, Ana George & Macfisto
Topic: Play within a play.
Word Limit: 2000-2100 words.

Gold: Love Electric and True
by Mark Robyn

Silver: Closing Night
by Andrea Eaker

Bronze: Ouija Bored
by Trena N. Taylor

Honorable Mention:
Circle of Fate by S.K. Traheir

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Destiny: Chapter 18 Excerpt
by Mari Adkins

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
A Little Writing
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz

 
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Volume 5, Issue 3 :: September 2005

Featured Writing

Three Poems
poetry by Carl Leggo

Hazards of Light
flash fiction by C.A. Cole

Refuge
fiction by Anna Evans

A Windmill for Mother
fiction by K.M. Kimmel

Loki and Erda
fiction by H.H. Morris

Cravings
fiction by Trish O'Brien-Edwards

Memoirs of a Trained Monkey
fiction by Sarah Sheikh

Rummage
fiction by William Wilde

Cycle News
creative non-fiction by Valerie Shepherd

Contest Winners

A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest
for creative non-fiction
Judged by Beaver
Theme: Road Trip

First: Crossing the Mojave
by Melissa A. Bartell

Second: Missing Sunrise in Charleston
by Christina Hallis

Third (tie): Dog Driving
by Devon Ellington
&
Abbey Road and Mister Maniappa
by Fatima M. Noronha

Honorable Mention:
I Talk the Talk, He Rides the Bike by Ellia Bisker
Make Me Laugh by Catherine Lanser
Are We Honest Yet? by Jenny Lentz
In the Back of the Bolivian Bus with My Mom by Joanna Popper
The Pride of St. Louis by Toriano L. Porter
Driving Directions by Jim Walke

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
A Day Like That
by Liz Law

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Inspiration
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

 
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Volume 5, Issue 2 :: June 2005

Featured Writing

Why My Father Has an Axe
poetry by Mariel Boyarsky

What Poetry's About
poetry by Bruce Hodder

Three Poems
poetry by Corey Mesler

Mother's Day
flash fiction by Anna McDougall

Guda and His Son
fiction by David Biddle

Dumpster Diving
fiction by Trish O'Brien-Edwards

The Taste of Luck
fiction by Amy E. Ochterski

Docent Three
fiction by Jon C. Picciuolo

Editor's Picks
In order to allow for the difference of opinions that sometimes occur
when editing as a collective, every issue each editor has the opportunity
to choose a piece that was left out of the main line-up as her/his "editor's pick."

Ana's Pick * Missing Parts
fiction by Joan E. Kremer

Baker's Pick * Fireworks
flash fiction by John A. Ward

Billiard's Pick * Beautiful Medusa
flash fiction by Stephanie Moulton

Boots's Pick * Broken
flash fiction by Erica Zidel

Contest Winners

Three Cheers & A Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman.
Topic: A mystery that features a bird's nest.
Word Limit: 1800-1900 words.

Gold: One Ring
by Robin Hillard

Silver: What Happened to Rocketman
by Larry Caldwell

Bronze: The Bird's Nest
by Melody Lindsey

Honorable Mention:
The Call by Eric Nolan

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Behind Closed Doors
by Trena Taylor

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
You Only Need One "Yes."
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

 
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Volume 5, Issue 1 :: March 2005

Featured Writing

Two Poems
poetry by C.L. Bledsoe

Three Poems
poetry by Dawn Bruce

Short Order
poetry by J.M. Gilliard

The Kiss
flash fiction by Trish O'Brien-Edwards

Sandra and Charlie
fiction by Margaret Andrews

The Wedding
fiction by Mike Carlson

Two Ears
creative non-fiction by Heather Petrich

The Eames Chair Rant
creative non-fiction by Sandra Gail Teichmann

Editor's Picks
In order to allow for the difference of opinions that sometimes occur
when editing as a collective, every issue each editor has the opportunity
to choose a piece that was left out of the main line-up as her/his "editor's pick."

Ana's Pick * Dreams to Remember
fiction by Denis Taillefer

Baker's Pick * The Clay Man
fiction by Laurie Seidler

Beaver's Pick * i dream of pigeons
poetry by Corey Ginsberg

Bellman's Pick * Asis
fiction by H.H. Morris

Macfisto's Pick * Frogs
flash fiction by John A. Ward

Contest Winners

4th Annual Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Baker & Billiard
This Year's Theme: "The house at the end of the road."

First: Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
by Barbara Bergan

Second: Winter's Ghost
by Robin Hillard

Third: The Broken Spoke
by Lindsay Vaughan

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Did You Take These Women...
by Trena Taylor

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Oops, It Happened Again
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

 
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