Vol. 2, No. 1
November/December, 1997

s p o t l i g h t   a u t h o r  Oren Shafir Two poems and two stories by the international author
e d i t o r i a l s Chris Lott grows into an OLD old man, Tom Dooley wishes he lived on a houseboat
t h e   s a l o n Two timely pieces by featured essayist Valentine Michael Smith
f r o m   t h e   i n s i d e prison essayist Anthony Brown on crime prevention, a child's education and a prisoner's healing.
m a k i n g   t i m e music columnist Don Mager examines the legacy of Ernst Krenek
f i c t i o n Richard Cumyn, Sean Nighbert, Buck McCrary
p o e t r y David Cowen, katrina grace craig, Necca Stoller, Daniel Weinshenker, Joan Godfrey, Doug Tanoury, Suzanne Fortin, Peter Munro
n o n f i c t i o n Edda Livingston writes a letter to the modern artist. JJ Wylie explains why pornography is interesting, you might be stupid, and cultural masturbation will be the death of us
t r a v e l Amy Sadler continues her cross country trek In Search of Jack Kerouac
m i s c e l l a n y A minor psychotic episode with Chuck Nyren
b o o k   r e v i e w s Doug Lawson's must-read collection A Patrimony of Fishes Ann Skea examines A Hack's Progress and Travels with Virginia Woolf Harriet Klausner reads Deadspin, Birthright, Dreaming of the Bones and Reign in Hell
f i l m  &  c i n e m a Our Cadre of Critics-- Shaggy Bob, Mark Leeper, Chris Null-- tell you about L.A. Confidential, Seven Years in Tibet, Shall We Dance?, U-Turn, The Peacemaker, The Full Monty, Boogie Nights, Gattaca and more!
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