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Poetry 
The Age of Contraception Cassandra Zurawski 

Cultivation Colleen Card 

Budapest's Best Laure/ Wiederman-Bieschke 

Untitled bi// mcC/ain 

The Cigarette Burns Joshua R. Leuthold 

The Clockshop Sage Rabbi Steven M. Leapman 

Fireflies Rebecca Gerdes 

Cup of Noodles Joe Borkowski 

Thanks, Ma Laure/ Wiederman-Bieschke 

Someday on Writer's Almanac Chris O'Brien 

Garbage Joshua R. Leuthold 

Ghosts Terri Vega 

legends of the Nile River Valley Cassandra Zurawski 

Blue lightning Chris O'Brien 

Stomach Ache John Thompson 

Trash Ty/er Moore 

Riptide Michele A. Kroger 

Walnut Road Talia M. Reed 

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The Owls Kimberly Correll 

Stardust Chris O'Brien 

Southern Flow Dan Gleason 

Tuesday at Harry's Dan Gleason 

In the Fall Jesus G. Moya 

In Earnest of Spring Dan Gleason 

If You Play Your Cards Right Susie Russell-Replogle 

Haiku Zorina E. Jerome 

A laugh, A Star and the Eternal Projedionist David Kobb 

With Obsidian Tongue Jesus G. Moya 

coulda, shouda, woulda Neil Kelly 

Paradox Ryan Smith 

Under the Rug of a Broken Home Justin Gish 

Windswept Susie Russell-Replogle 

On the Inside Mark Ulfig 

lizard King (an ode to Jim Morrison) Adam Gillippo 

Old Men Susie Russell-Replogle 

Bear Creek (Juno, AK) David Hun!ington 

17 Eulogy Jessica 

17 Stoodup Sonnet 

18 Thankfully, It's 

19 Untitled Shawn 

20 The Stupids Da 

20 0' Ireland Pat I 

21 Visions of the Fi 

22 Ways of lookin! 

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24 Non-Fiction 
25 Your Cheatin' H' 

26 The Mating Hab 

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28 Drama 
29 The Clerk Co/le, 

30 The Means, Act 1 

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17 Eulogy Jessica Sieff 38 

' 17 Stoodup Sonnet David Kobb 39 

18 Thankfully, It's the End of Winter Neil Kelly 40 

son 19 Untitled Shawn M. Heston 41 

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The Stupids Dave Huntington 42 

lSOn 20 0' Ireland Pat Fay 43 . 
)usie Russell-Replogle 21 ' Visions of the Future Joe Borkowski 44 

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) Ways of looking Susie Russell-Replogle 45 . 

I Projectionist David Kobb 23 

; , Moya 24 Non-Fiction 
Kelly 25 Your Cheatin' Hearl Katie Madonna Lee 50 

26 The Mating Habits of Ducks David Kobb 57 

1me Justin Gish 27 

ogle 28 Drama 
29 The Clerk Colleen Card 62 

1rrison) Adam Gillippo 30 The Means, Act One Zurina E. Jerome 69 

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Short Stories 
The Last Movie Ryan Batch el 106 

Independence Day Charmien A. Keranen 116 

Shekinah Glory Colleen Card 119 

The Truth Is Good For You Aaron J. Vue/man 126 

Just Like Mom April L. Paul 132 

A Season for Bears Jesus G. Moya 136 

Refilled Coffee and Lit Cigarettees ••• Mitch Robinson 143 

All In A Day's Work Jennifer Littler 145 

Enough Chris O'Brien 151 

Nasty Habit Matt Skibby 155 

Point Man Dave Huntington 162 

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