t h e s a l o n Chris Lott grows into an OLD old man, Tom Dooley wishes he lived on a houseboat, and Valentine Michael Smith provides two timely pieces
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, and Buck McCrary
p o e t r y David Cowen, katrina grace craig, Necca Stoller, Daniel Weinshenker, Joan Godfrey, Doug Tanoury, Suzanne Fortin, and Peter Munro
n o n f i c t i o n Edda Livingston writes a letter to the modern artist and 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