And the winner is . . .

KERRY RUEF! We are very pleased to announce that Kerry's poem "What Is Possible, Traveling by Car," has been selected as the prize-winning poem in our (first) annual poetry contest by judge Neil Aitken.

Here's a teensy taste:

. . . .

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . In the car:
all the little rattlings of wind
at the cracked windows,
of cases and bags scratching,
a dog snuffling.
A thread of music
from the boy's headphones escapes.

The woman smiles at the weight of
the hand, moves it back to the wheel.
But the man's hand is restless:


. . .

That's all you get! But for the entirety of the poem as well as other outstanding pieces of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, email now to order a copy of our next issue, due out in early May. And check back to keep posted on forthcoming announcements regarding

-- our new website
-- samples from an interview with one of the greatest female writers of all time
-- our first annual short-story contest
-- our second annual poetry contest