Volume 21, Issue 1 :: March 2021
Photo Credit: Jonathan Ooi/Flickr (CC-by-nc-nd)
Featured Writing
Five Poems
Poetry by Mandy Haggith
Souvenir
Poetry by Jenny Hockey
Three Poems
Poetry by W. Joseph O’Connell
Two Poems
Poetry by Liam Tait
Decades as Seasons
Poetry by DJ Tyrer
The Bittersweet Taste of Greek Honey
Flash by Gigi Papoulias
Root of Anxiety
Flash by Clara Schwarz
Tidy Cats Bahama Sunset Litter
Flash by Shelbi Tedeschi
Free Coffee
Fiction by Joey Dickerson
What Happens to the Atheists?
Fiction by Samyuktha Iyer
Editor’s Picks
Beaver’s Pick * Three Poems
Poetry by Jenny Hockey
Baker’s Pick * 1984 from Julia’s Perspective
Fiction by Mari Carlson
Broker’s Pick * The Reunion
Fiction by Allison Meldrum
Contest Winners
Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Baker & Billiard
Theme: Choice of Any Previous DoW Theme
Word Range: 1,000–5,000 words
First: The Cold Face of the Mountain
by Karen Sheard
Theme: Alaska
Second: A Guiding Light
by H.B. Bendt
Theme: The Haunted Lighthouse
Third: Carriers
by Matt Boyle
Theme: The Award
Honorable Mention:
“The Reborn” by Becca Yenser
Theme: Heart and Soul
“The Seagull” by Alex Grey
Theme: Nevertheless She Persisted
Columns
Candle-Ends: Reviews
Hinterland by L.M. Brown
Reviewed by Shelley Carpenter
The Reflection in a Glass Eye by Simon Perchick
Reviewed by Shelley Carpenter
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