t h e s a l o n Tom Dooley shaves his head for philosophical reasons, plus featured essayists Stanley Jenkins and Paul Sampson
m a k i n g t i m e
Music columnist Don Mager reflects on a century of music.
f i c t i o n Suzanne Thomson returns with beautiful and controversial writing. Also, "almost nonfiction" by Ezra Olman and two eclectic tales from Michael Katz and Francis Till.
p o e t r y
Less is more. A pared down selection of poetry, including two great poems from Frank Van Zant and work by Mitchell Metz,Jessy Randall and Annette Marie Hyder.
m i s c e l l a n y Coultas W. Kemp reveals his connection to a presidential candidate. Dennis Kaplan indulges his obsession with gravity.
