Volume 6 ~ 2006
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Volume 6, Issue 4 :: December 2006

Featured Writing

Three Poems
Poetry by Diane Tucker

By Heart
Flash Fiction by H. Lovelyn Bettison

Last Mother on the Playground
Fiction by D.R. Bertholdt

Between the Tides
Fiction by Robert Ewing

Roller Coaster
Fiction by Terri Moran

Birthday
Creative Non-Fiction by Angela Marie Graziano

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots, Ana & Macfisto
Topic: Paper, Scissors, Rock.
Word Limit: 1000 words

Gold: The Ships Come Tomorrow
by Liz Mierzejewski

Silver: Senseless
by Cynthia Wilfert

Bronze: Reflections from a Former Life
by Behr Valentine

Honorable Mention:
The Heartbeat by Sheela Jaywant
The Gallery by Wendy Lovato

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Careful Wishes
by Alan Walkington

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

 

 

Volume 6, Issue 3 :: September 2006

Featured Writing

Two Poems
Poetry by Karen Neuberg

Open Arms
Flash Fiction by Mollie Buechel

Becoming Soldiers
Flash Fiction by Brian Scullion

Perfect Order
Fiction by Michele M. Feeney

Scrapped
Fiction by Joy Gee

A Collection of Stones
Fiction by Gavin Tierney

Orange Line
Fiction by Casey Walsh

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"

Baker's Pick * Le Metro
Fiction by Valaer Murray

Billiard's Pick * My Father's Last Breath
Fiction by Laurent Boulanger

Boots's Pick * The Peddler
Fiction by Edward Rodosek

Contest Winners

A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest
Judged by Beaver
Theme: Summer School.

First: Dreams from the Dust Bowl
by Debby Katz

Second: Annual Ritual, Then Alone Again
by Sheela Jaywant

Third: Theorem
by David N. Scott

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Columbus
by Joseph Noonan

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Can The Small Talk
by Amanda "The Bellman" Marlowe

 

 

Volume 6, Issue 2 :: June 2006

Featured Writing

Overlooked
Flash Fiction by Leigh Adamkiewicz

Desert Creatures
Fiction by Anna Evans

Glenn Miller and the Vases
Fiction by Tara Kenway

Pillaged
Fiction by Gina Sakalarios-Rogers

Fickle Grapes
Fiction by Ann Tinkham

She
Fiction by Heather Woodward

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"

Baker's Pick * Noisy
Flash Fiction by Kathy Mitchell

Boots's Pick * When Life Hands You Lemons
Flash Fiction by Stephanie Moulton

Billiard's Pick * I've Come To See The Show
Fiction by Daniel Lanza

Beaver's Pick * The Tracks
Fiction by Robin Sidwell

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman
Topic: A mystery that involves a spring thaw.
Word Count: 675-725 words.

Gold: Anything for You
by S.K. Traheir

Silver: House on Sand
by Jim Walke

Bronze: On a Good Day
by Alison Hogue

Honorable Mention:
Late Bloomer by Melanie Maksin
Just the Right Angle by Louise Norlie

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Turn Around
by Sheela Jaywant

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Tell Me A Story
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz

 

 

Volume 6, Issue 1 :: March 2006

Featured Writing

Three Poems
poetry by Donna Mae Brown

Two Poems
poetry by Lynn Strongin

Frozen
flash fiction by Krishan Coupland

Wait
flash fiction by Grant Hettrick

Some Kind of Tough Guy
fiction by Mark Joseph Kiewlak

The Way Things Are Now
fiction by Terri Moran

The Cleaning
fiction by John Riha

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"

Baker's Pick * Three Poems
poetry by Lita Sorensen

Billiard's Pick * Crazy, Psycho, Irrational, Neurotic, Obsessive
fiction by Molly Each

Beaver's Pick * Marrakech Verses
creative non-fiction by Laura Jo Hess

Contest Winners

Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Billiard and Baker
Theme: The souvenirs/trophies of a returned soldier

First: Ardennes '44
by Joseph Noonan

Second: The Last Time?
by Charlie Thrun

Third: The Meeting, Short and Fleeting
by Sheela Jaywant

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
The Ice Cream Man
by Mark Paxson

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Games Writers Play
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming