It’s easy to dote on a son; a man is another story. I stop in the garden alcove […] That’s One Way to Think of It by Mary Ann ...January 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Mary Ann Samyn by Sarah Russell
The fear of not being wanted. And the shame of that fear. Children’s voices through the open […] Shame by Mary Ann SamynJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Mary Ann Samyn by Sarah Russell
The day I found out I was losing my father, I swore I was done with pretty […] Sorrow by Kim HendersonJanuary 14, 2014 in Prose tagged Kim Henderson by Sarah Russell
what it will be like, not being here: a lot, in fact, like not being in Des […] I think I know by Dan LewisJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Dan Lewis by Ryan Gunn
Psalm 61: hear my cry Not yet fearless she moans a little moan only the […] Psalm 61 by Sara ParrellJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Sara Parrell by Ryan Gunn
I. For those of you I’ve forgotten, I haven’t and it’s getting easier like trusting a […] Leaving the Oven On by Hannah BaggottJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Hannah Baggott by Sarah Russell
* * * what more do I want, knowing it […] Translations of Pēters Brūveris by Inara CedrinsJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry / Translation tagged Inara Cedrins / Pēters Brūveris by Ryan Gunn
Editor’s Honorable Mention, TQ2 Prose Open . You can read “Down at the Crossroads: On Julie Marie Wade’s […] Prose & Cons: Considerations of a Woman with Two Genres* ...January 14, 2014 in Prose / Prose Open Contest tagged Julie Marie Wade by Ryan Gunn
(from “The New York Editions”) When we were kids, my younger brother knocked over a vase […] THE AMERICAN (THE VASE) by Michael SnedikerJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Michael Snediker by Sarah Russell
Let whatever will dissolve do so. Then there’s what’s left. We say dregs because we lack […] The Alchemist by Dan LewisJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Dan Lewis by Ryan Gunn
The pale trees without A damp sky begins its rest Summary birds cant, then alight Light […] Species of Winter That Came by Robert DannenbergJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Robert Dannenberg by Ryan Gunn
Deliver me from this rubble, a bent beam, rusted square nails, laths smashed to slivers. I’ve […] Morning Prayer by Sara ParrellJanuary 14, 2014 in Poetry tagged Sara Parrell by Ryan Gunn