Volume 4, Issue 4 :: December 2004
Featured Writing
Three Poems
Poetry by Julie Aldegarie
Three Poems
Poetry by Ann K. Dowd
Three Poems
Poetry by Keli Stafford
Tangents
Flash Fiction by Brian D. Day
The Matter With Mary-Jayne
Flash Fiction by Alexandra Fox
Orange Cars and Television
Flash Fiction by David Holub
Whatcha Got There Babe?
Flash Fiction by John A. Ward
A Woman Waiting
Fiction by John A. Broussard
Tastes Like Bitterbitty
Fiction by Sean Conway
Fuck You, Pele and Reynaldo
Fiction by Aaron Harper
A Connecting Thread
Creative Nonfiction by Linda C. Wisniewski
Editor’s Picks
Because we edit as a collective, sometimes a piece
one editor feels strongly about will get left out of the main line-up.
We have dubbed these “Editor’s Picks.”
Baker’s Pick * To Hell and Back
Fiction by Robb C. Sewell
Beaver’s Pick * The Premature Birth of a Story
Creative Nonfiction by Linda Downing Miller
Boots’s Pick * Cathartic Introspection at 3:18PM
Creative Nonfiction by Matt Hardman
Contest Winners
Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots, Ana, and Macfisto
Topic: A sci-fi / fantasy story with a ladder or staircase as a key element.
Word Range: 750-800 words
Gold: They Will Come
by Sarah Mackey
Silver: Falling
by Christine Marlowe
Bronze: Ayken’s Steps
by Lori Dehn
Columns
Best of the Boards
Sailor Take Warning
by Nyx
The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
The Spirit of the Snark
by Stephanie “Baker” Lenz