Volume 8, Issue 4 :: December 2008
Featured Writing*
little you
Poetry by Jai Britton
Mor Mor
Flash Fiction by Tai Dong Huai
Things Difficult to Say
Fiction by Alan Averill
He Always Ate Alone
Fiction by Farha Hasan
Harley
Fiction by Peggy Newland
Snow Fall
Fiction by Michael B. Tager
Editor's Picks**
Ana's Pick * Over Heaven's Hill
Flash Fiction by Geraldine Walsh
Boots's Pick * It Killed to be Kind
Fiction by Krystal Columna
Bonnets's Pick * See the Dark
Creative Non-Fiction by Mary Evans Zbegner
Contest Winners
Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots & Ana
Theme: Origins
Word limit: 1492 words
Gold: Birth of a Hero
by Scott Springer
Silver: Medium
by Damon Shaw
Bronze: The Nightmares of H83
by Amanda Divine
Regular Columns
Best of the Boards
Bring Me Home Love
by Niaz Khadem
The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
A Meditation on Less Being More
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming
Volume 8, Issue 3 :: September 2008
Featured Writing*
War Diary
Flash Fiction by Merle Drown
Catching Up
Fiction by Beth Labonte
Fireglass
Fiction by Jacob Strunk
Stupid Girl
Creative Non-Fiction by Gretchen Clark
The Real Love
Creative Non-Fiction by Byron J. Flitsch
Editor's Picks**
Beaver's Pick * Three Poems
Poetry by C.P. Dotson
Billiard's Pick * Little Mother
Fiction by Amber Cook
Contest Winners
A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest
for creative non-fiction
Judged by Beaver
Theme: Snapshots
First: Being Queen
by Dena Riggs Hein
Second: Richie in the Leaves
by Joe Kraus
Third: A Brief Meeting
by Chelsea Heath
Regular Columns
Best of the Boards
One Too Many
by Katelyn Kiley
The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
An Observer in My Own Life
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz
Volume 8, Issue 2 :: June 2008
Featured Writing*
endometriosis
Poetry by Maggie Ethridge
Three Poems
Poetry by Amber Norwood
A Remedy for Dasein
Flash Fiction by Kirsten Reinking
Derek
Fiction by Traci Chee
Mr. Applewood's List
Fiction by Hillary Elser
Malicious Acts
Fiction by Kate Gibalerio
Frog Escapism
Fiction by Tara Kenway
Saving Venice
Fiction by Gwen E. Kirby
Tell Her Story
Creative Non-Fiction by Amanda Borozinski
Potpies, Mudpies, and Macaroni: On Learning to Cook
Creative Non-Fiction by Vivian Wagner
Editor's Picks**
Ana's Pick * Three Poems
Poetry by Brittany Ober
Beaver's Pick * Three Poems
Poetry by Kathryn Jacobs
Baker's Pick * Post
Flash Fiction by Liz Nazer
Boots's Pick * Foreign Affair
Fiction by Neil Weilheimer
Contest Winners
Three Cheers & A Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman & Baker
Theme: The First Flower
Word Range: 1,850–1,950 words
Gold: Forever Saffron
by Melynda Sylvestre
Silver: Lily's Miracle
by Shannon Schuren
Bronze: Bloom and Die
by Beth Sawicki
Honorable Mention: Truth Stalker
by Wendy Lovato
Regular Columns
Best of the Boards
A Call From Virginia
by Vela Damon
The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Stranger Than Fiction
by Amanda "The Bellman" Marlowe
Volume 8, Issue 1 :: March 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
Regular Columns
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