Issue 3

The Salvage
By Emily Bartholet At sixteen, I am baking biscuits, then packing snow into the corners of an oven fire. After:
PREPARE ME SOME SUGA
by Jaimie Gusman What needs me, rolls out of me           ¼ cup starch, sum of
Reasons
By Ilana masad Husband Because he said he would be there, in sickness and in health. Because he had said
Still Life/Paradelle for a Dropped Memory
By Suzanne Langlois   Still Life My mother stands by the door holding my baby sister on her hip. Next
Boiling Season
By Gabrielle Campagnano So you are bowling in Ohio, and what you do not know is that I tried to
Jerks
By Sara Lippmann We make beef jerky to distribute as gifts for the holiday season. Brian believes it is better
The Book of Dirt/The Normal School
By Nicole Santalucia The book of dirt In the book of dirt there are no gravestones or shovels, no shoes
Via Crucis
By Allyson Hoffman   I stole two books from my grandfather’s house in the weeks before he died. His things
Stones Falling
By Jennifer Zeynab Maccani XII. Before I could read, Sitto used to tell me stories. She used to tell me
Editor’s Note. Issue 3
Publishing our 3rd issue on the 25th of December, when lots of folks are with families or at least not