Volume 21, Issue 2 :: June 2021

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Featured Writing

Two Poems
Poetry by Kathleen Bryson

The Porcelain Doll
Flash by Carla Scarano D’Antonio

Persimony
Flash by Laura Gavin

Passing on the Parcel
Flash by Terri Mullholland

Excavation
Fiction by Sarah Clayville

All the Bells and Whistles
Fiction by Linda Griffin

Sunday
Fiction by Caleb Martin-Rosenthal

Write As If Your Parents Were Dead
Creative Nonfiction by Kimberly Cullen

Death at a Distance
Creative Nonfiction by David Sapp

Editor’s Picks

Baker’s Pick * Four Poems
Poetry by Marchell Dyon

Beaver’s Pick * Sienna
Fiction by Laura Mazzenga

Broker’s Pick * An Eligible Life
Fiction by DRC Wright

Contest Winners

Savage Mystery Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman
Topic: a mystery story that features
something that is revealed
when a tree is uprooted in a storm
Word Range: 2,900–3,100 words

First: Off Your Block
by Cara Brezina

Second: Mystery at the Museum
by Morgan-McKay Hoppmann

Third: Memories from Franklin County, Missouri
by Jay Bechtol

Columns

Candle-Ends: Reviews

Celeste Blue by Lou Nell Gerard
Reviewed by Shelley Carpenter

Triggers by Alexa Recio de Fitch
Reviewed by Shelley Carpenter

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Let us know about it: reviews[at]toasted-cheese.com
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