ISSUE 27: FALL 2014
Fiction Prize
1 Dog, 1 Knife
His movies needed to be more current. Miss Havergam, Terry’s freshman English teacher, gave him this advice.
Poetry Prize
Battleford Gravesite
Tonight the clouds are tall and turquoise. North Battleford along the motel strip.
Fiction
Even Still
They arrive forty-five minutes late in a white pick-up with the word hybrid stenciled across the door in swooping blue letters.
Poetry
Two Poems
I was peeling an onion. A man watched me through the window. The window was built by my ex-wife.
Essays
TOP OF THE MUFFIN TO YOU! Or, The Paranoid Style in Arguments Against the Fiction MFA System
Fiction writing MFA programs perennially piss people off.
Interviews
Write What You Want To See Next: An Interview with John McFetridge
This conversation took place in mid-July 2014 on John’s back patio over a few beers. His dog, Luke, assumed guard duty for any crafty raccoons.
Self-Control: An Interview with Marianne Apostolides
I’d never heard of the term ‘sophrosyne,’ which is loosely translated as “self-control” or “self-restraint.”
