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*Featured Writing is work selected for inclusion by a majority of the editors.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 :: March 1, 2008

Featured Writing*

From: Man_2579@companionsearch.org
Flash Fiction by Charles D. Phillips

Final Wish
Flash Fiction by Wayne Scheer

Deadwood
Flash Fiction by Janice D. Soderling

The Secret of Despair
Fiction by Karen Carlson

Murder, Suicide, and a Playgroup
Fiction by Jessica Smartt Gullion

Cathedrals
Creative Non-Fiction by Arwen Dewey

Staggering in the Headlights
Creative Non-Fiction by Erin M. Pushman

Editor's Picks**

Ana's Pick * Afternoon Performance
Fiction by Howard Waldman

Baker's Pick * Miss Rhonda Knows Hair
Fiction by Sarah Yost

Boots's Pick * Waiting Room
Flash Fiction by Meg Pokrass

Contest Winners

Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Baker, Billiard & The Bellman
Theme: Urban Legend
Word Limit: 3,500 words

First: King of Bull
by Kristi Petersen Schoonover

Second: Vespers
by Robert T. Knight

Third (tie): Movement of Skin
by Fay Bouman
&
The Purchased Bride
by Tara McDaniel

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Best of the Boards
Swing Shift
by Steve Krause

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Got to Get You into My Life
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz