Summer 2009

SUMMER 2009

Cover Artwork, Front and Back Emily Wolfson
Table of Contents	Page
Editor's Introduction by Ann Neelon	6
The Old Tools poem by Robert Lunday	8
I Used Your Book poem by Robert Lunday	9
M is for Monday's Mugging memoir by Stephanie Dickinson	10
Altichiero’s Frescoes: The St. Catherine Cycle Oratory of St. George, Padua poem by Stephen Gibson	24
They Shall Inherit the Earth story by Julianne Lynch	27
Testimonial poem by Joe Wilkins	39
Fist/Boy/Man/War poem by Joe Wilkins	40
Anniversary poem by Joe Wilkins	41
White Cloud poem by Richard Robbins	42
At the Coast poem by Richard Robbins	43
Crumbs poem by Richard Robbins	44
Dancing on Fire story by Bonnie Roop Bowles	45
At Café Catalonia on the Morning After poem by Jeffrey C. Alfier	57
Legal Guardian poem by Jeffrey C. Alfier	58
The Blue Tienda on Paseo Bravo poem by Jeffrey C. Alfier	59
Invisible Dog on a Leash story-poem by Sherman Alexie	60
Wildling poem by Frederick Smock	64
They're Never on Time story by Richard Spilman	65
The Worst Thing That Happened memoir by Kelle Groom	68
Because the Body is Made of Water poem by Ephraim Scott Sommers	72
On Remembering poem by Ephraim Scott Sommers	73
Even at Infinity story by Curt Eriksen	74
Six Untitled Poems by Simon Perchik	86
A Life Away memoir by Bobbi Buchanan	91
Prehistory poem by Jane Lin	100
The Survivor Recites Her Lessons poem by Jane Lin	101
Even As an Angry Wind Leaves Nothing in its Path story by A. Igoni Barrett	102
The Lords of Front Street, Key West poem by Susan Lilley	114
Bees in Mourning poem by Susan Lilley	116
A Poem for Dialecticians poem by Mark Terrill	117
Yes I Did poem by Mark Terrill	118
Dialing in the Verities poem by Mark Terrill	119
Autobiography Excerpts by Emily Wolfson	120

Book Reviews Read the reviews here.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie reviewed by David Berrol	143
Honoring the Ancestors by James E. Cherry reviewed by Roger Stanley	145
The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder edited by Bill Morgan reviewed by Bryan F. Marovich	146
Cashay by Margaret McMullan reviewed by Elizabeth Mitchell	148
Ablutions: Notes for a Novel by Patrick deWitt reviewed by Caitlin Chester	150

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Summer 2009 Issue

EDITOR
Ann Neelon

ADVISORY AND CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Squire Babcock
Brian Barker

Nicky Beer

Holly Goddard Jones

Dale Ray Phillips

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Jim Bryant

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Jacque E. Day

MFA EDITORIAL BOARD
David Berrol

Caitlin Chester

Bryan F. Marovich

Elizabeth Mitchell

Roger Stanley

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Pamela Miller

WEBSITE DESIGN
Tony Powell