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Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by Boots & Ana
Theme: The marginally successful construction of new technology
or the researching of new lore. The process of inventing something often
involves false starts or other unforeseen difficulties (and budget overruns).
The widget (or spell, or potion) kind of works, mostly, until…
Word Range: 2500–2600 words.

Gold: Dante's Grid
by Liz Mierzejewski

Silver: Tech Support
by Ari Susu-Mago

Bronze: Prisoner's Potion
by Dixie Sorensen

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
The Stiff
by Kirk Becken

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Pattern Recognition
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

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Volume 9, Issue 3 :: September 2009

Featured Writing*

Mea Culpa
Poetry by Tyler Cummings

Downpour
Poetry by Terri Kirby Erickson

Halloween, 1996
Poetry by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

Mumbai Local
Poetry by Ajay Vishwanathan

Foolish Creatures
Flash Fiction by Frank O'Connor

The Painful Art of Wrestling
Fiction by Simon Barker

We're Not Common
Fiction by Tara Kenway

The Ceasefire Symphony
Fiction by Rebecca Stonehill

Editor's Picks**

Billiard's Pick * Elephant Nannies
Poetry by Diana Dominguez

Bellman's Pick * When the Trees Were Bare
Poetry by Carol Lynn Grellas

Baker's Pick * Life's Routines
Fiction by Cheryl Lynn

Boots's Pick * Boxes of Junk
Fiction by Alex Myers

Ana's Pick * Disappearing
Fiction by Robert Wexelblatt

Bonnets's Pick * Survival of the Fittest
Creative Non-Fiction by Tamara K. Adelman

Contest Winners

A Midsummer Tale Writing Contest
for creative non-fiction
Judged by Beaver
Theme: Growth/Harvest

First: After Seven Long Years
by Sheela Jaywant

Second: Gym Bag Steak
by Timothy L. Marsh

Third: Always Date an Honest Drug Dealer
by Amy Rideg

Honorable Mention: Alone at the Geek-Fest of Summer
by Cynthia Ochs

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Gramps's Record Player
by Mark Paxson

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
The Voice of the People
by Amanda "The Bellman" Marlowe

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Volume 9, Issue 2 :: June 2009

Featured Writing*

Confirmation
Poetry by Gale Acuff

Hubris
Poetry by David Fulton

Anniversary
Flash Fiction by Michael Zapata

Voice on the Water
Fiction by Louis M. Abbey

Words
Fiction by Caroline England

Painting Naked
Fiction by Kimberley Idol

The Taste of Blood
Fiction by Walter Kraut

Two Suns in the Sunset
Fiction by Andrew Rivas

Cane Island
Fiction by Paul Silverman

Editor's Picks**

Baker's Pick * Withdrawal
Poetry by Adam Poltrack

Beaver's Pick * Search, Rescue
Flash Fiction by Andrew H. Minnick

Ana's Pick * In the Footsteps of Robert Running Bear
Fiction by Ron Arnold

Contest Winners

Three Cheers and a Tiger Writing Contest
Judged by The Bellman & Bonnets
Theme: Something found between the pages of a used book.
Word range: 2000–2100 words

Gold: The J
by Nathaniel Tower

Silver: Stuck in the Middle
by Brian Behr Valentine

Bronze: Lady Fingers
by Amanda Divine

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Portrait of a Home
by Aaron M. Wilder

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
#writerwin
by Stephanie "Baker" Lenz

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Volume 9, Issue 1 :: March 2009

Featured Writing*

When a Porn Star Steals a Poet's Name
Poetry by Natasha Kochicheril Moni

Shadow
Poetry by Aaron M. Wilder

Existentialism at the God Rodeo
Fiction by Diana Goble

Schadenfreude
Fiction by Clare Hughes

Buzzards in the Projection Booth
Fiction by H.H. Morris

The M.A.A.T.
Fiction by John Riha

Already Gone
Fiction by A.M. Riley

Dead Cat
Fiction by Melanie Summers

Editor's Picks**

Ana's Pick * A Requiem for Javier
Fiction by Dave S. Shearer

Baker's Pick * The Oaten Hands
Fiction by Nathaniel Tower

Bellman's Pick * Strike
Poetry by Casey Hill

Boots's Pick * Do Not Go Gentle
Fiction by Richard Wolkomir

Contest Winners

Dead of Winter Writing Contest
Judged by Baker & Billiard
Theme: choice of Alaska, Alternative Santa,
Blood River Bridge or Ventriloquist
Word limit: 4500 words

First: Ice Under the Bridge
by Ryan Peterson

Second: Merry and Monroe
by Shannon Schuren

Third: Bridging Christmas
by Kristi Petersen Schoonover

Honorable Mention: Frozen Returns
by Elizabeth Hymoff

Regular Columns

Best of the Boards
Iraq
by Matthew David Curtis

The Snark Zone: Letters From The Editors
Carpe Diem
by Theryn "Beaver" Fleming

In memory of Homer Harold Morris 1937–2008

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