Volume 11, Issue 4 :: December 2011

Cheese on toast - tosting
Photo Credit: Matthew Wilson

Featured Writing*

Cigarette Smoke Clouds
Poetry by Andrea Castillo

My Mother-in-Law Cooks
Poetry by Rachel Marsom-Richmond

Creation
Flash Fiction by Allison Landa

What She Calls Life
Fiction by Lisa Heidle

Michelle
Fiction by Jennifer Hurley

The Dying Season
Fiction by Cynthia J. McGroarty

Editor's Picks**

Beaver's Pick * Home to Her Island
Poetry by Rich Ives

Broker's Pick * Beginners Too
Fiction by Alonzo Douglass

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots & Broker
Theme: Landmarks
Word Range: 1300–1700 words

Gold: Shutter Speeds
by Caitlin Wolper

Silver: Things to Do Before You Die
by Michelle Orabona

Bronze: Elysian Vestibule
by Jennifer Pantusa

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews
Reviews will appear in upcoming issues.
Guidelines

The Snark Zone: Letters from the Editors
Bounce
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

 
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Volume 11, Issue 3 :: September 2011

grilled cheese and french fries for breakfast at the airport
Photo Credit: Scorpions and Centaurs

Featured Writing*

The Things that Come in the Mail
Poetry by Holly Day

Five Poems
Poetry by B.T. Joy

Comings and Goings
Poetry by Lex Thomas Muery

Five Poems
Poetry by Bree Rehac

Night Birds
Flash Fiction by Anna Moriarty Lev

More than Dinner
Flash Fiction by Dawn Zera

The Sponge Diver
Fiction by Vanessa Blakeslee

Posthumous
Fiction by Charlie Brooks

Safety Measures
Fiction by Sarah Clayville

Red Tide
Fiction by J.S. Sollazzo

Giraffes Do Bite
Creative Non-Fiction by Mary Wuerth

Editor's Picks**

Baker's Pick * It's in the Bones
Flash Fiction by Mary J. Breen

Contest Winners

A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest
Judged by Beaver
Theme: water fire earth air

First: The Land Between Two Rivers
Fiction by Bint Arab

Second: Still Water
Creative Non-Fiction by Nancy Bouchard

Third: Stepping into Summer
Creative Non-Fiction by Tony Press

Honorable Mention: Empedocles on Love and Strife
Fiction by Chris Kitowski

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews
Reviews will appear in upcoming issues.
Guidelines

The Snark Zone: Letters from the Editors
What If?
by Amanda "The Bellman" Marlowe

 
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Volume 11, Issue 2 :: June 2011

toasted cheese sandwich
Photo Credit: jules:stonesoup

Featured Writing*

Five Poems
Poetry by Christie Isler

Four Poems
Poetry by Natasha Kochicheril Moni

Gloves
Poetry by Mary Odenbach

Dead
Flash Fiction by James Armstrong

The Man Who Made Her Late for Work
Flash Fiction by David Meuel

The Faint Light of Heaven
Fiction by Lisa Ahn

Long Time Going
Fiction by Kimberly Greene

Breathe Small in the Light
Fiction by Josh Hauser

Daphne
Fiction by Jennifer Hurley

The Talk
Fiction by Rick Nordgren

Editor's Picks**

Bonnets's Pick * Standing on the Walls of Jericho
Poetry by Caleb J. Oakes

Baker's Pick * The Dried-Up Seahorse
Fiction by Emily J. Lawrence

Boots's Pick * Montanawich
Fiction by Nathaniel Tower

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Bonnets & The Bellman
Topic: Mystery that uses a short social media message
about an ecological change in a nearby river as an important clue.

Word Range: 2450–2550 words

Gold: A River Trickles Through It
by Shannon Schuren

Silver: Measurements
by Laura Magalas

Bronze: Rainbows
by Gillian Brent

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews
Reviews will appear in upcoming issues.
Guidelines

The Snark Zone: Letters from the Editors
Outside In
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

 
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Volume 11, Issue 1 :: March 2011

grilled cheese sandwiches
Photo Credit: Michael Verhoef

Featured Writing*

Exclamation!
Poetry by Carl Leggo

Four Poems
Poetry by Dawn Sandahl

Cracks
Flash Fiction by Rachel Haynes

Caribou Detail
Fiction by Louis M. Abbey

It's All Ice
Fiction by Liz Baudler

Winter Birds
Fiction by Melodie Corrigall

Decisions
Fiction by Kimberly Klemm

Mobile on the 214
Fiction by Tony Press

Natural Disaster
Fiction by Gina Sakalarios-Rogers

The Yellow Bike
Fiction by Cody L. Stanford

Pieces
Fiction by S.E. White

Editor's Picks**

Baker's Pick * Two Poems
Poetry by Holly Burdorff

Boots's Pick * Gogo Knows Best
Fiction by Shannon Schuren

Contest Winners

Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Baker & Billiard
Theme: Open
Word Range: 2500–5000 words

First: Shattered
by Bethany Nuckolls

Second: Delicate
by Jill Quinn

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews
Introducing Candle-Ends
by the TC Editors

The Snark Zone: Letters from the Editors
Count Me In
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz

 
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