“Y Under the Ocean” by Jennifer Savran Kelly

Issue 10 / Summer 2017   Y needs the ocean the way a thirsty tree welcomes a storm, lapping up waves even as they batter her, unraveling a thread here, a whole seam there. Too fast the water, the angry tide that comes and comes, while she stands ready to jump or...

Culture Rant: Issue 10 / Summer 2017

Finding Our Inner Sense: Representation and the Cancellation of Sense8 By the Lady and the Gamer   Authors’ Note: The Lady and the Gamer are thrilled at the news of the Sense8 two-hour season finale, but the sentiments shared here – written before the...

Never Make a Deal with a Goblin

The Goblins of Bellwater by Molly Ringle The Goblins of Bellwater Author: Molly Ringle Central Avenue Publishing, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-77168-117-9 $13.95   For those who wish to study legends and lore, there is a truth that is well known: never, ever make a deal with...

New Imprint Seeks to Address Racial Disparity in Publishing

By Morgan Coyner   “Minority writers really do need outlets for publishing,” says Allen Gee, editor of 2040 Books. “They need to know that their work is being considered by the most favorable editors, where bias about race or culture is not a factor. I think the...

“Poetic Dancer” by Lois Paige Simenson

Issue 10 / Summer 2017   I found my writing journal from 1986. This isn’t a remarkable discovery, except for the timing of finding it. I read to page four and stopped dead in my tracks. I’d written about my friend and neighbor, Elizabeth Skowran, or Liz as I knew...