BEHOLD THE 24th ISSUE!

Attention readers! Attention writers! Curators, critics, editors: Behold! The Puritan brings you its mammoth 24th issue, Winter 2014, along with the first-ever Puritan Supplement, “Bridging the Literary Border.” Our parent issue is filled with fantastic new fiction by Pasha Malla, Stephen Thomas, Aaron Fox-Lerner, and Patrick Roesle. It’s positively brimming with poetry by Jenny Sampirisi, Garry Thomas Morse, Alice Burdick, Jay MillAr, Sonia Di Placido, Zach Buck, and Sadie McCarney. You’ll find an engaging interview with Dennis E. Bolen by Tracy Kyncl, as well as an in-depth review by Mark Sampson that compares the poetry collections of three distinct Canadian talents, M. Travis Lane, Robin Richardson, and Carey Toane. Be sure to also check out our first supplemental brainchild, “Bridging the Literary Border Part I” which offers up a collection of pieces concerned with the question of geographical, psychological, and cultural borders—curated by E Martin Nolan. Enjoy poetry by Lisa Pasold, Stewart Cole, Denise Duhamel, Cal Freeman, Michael Lauchlan, Brandyn Johnson, and Sean Ward. Delve into engaging new essays by Stewart Cole, Nate Jung, and Thomas Hodd. Read Jillian Harkness’s interview with Stephen Collis and Jordan Scott, authors of Decomp. And discover cross-cultural literary reviews: Phoebe Wang’s review of Brian Brett’s The Wind River Variations, Garry Thomas Morse’s Discovery Passages, and Evelyn Lau’s A Grain of Rice; Andrew Blackman’s review of Robert McGill’s Once We Had a Country; and Andreas Vatiliotou’s review of Craig Davidson’s Cataract City. So break out your map and compass, and explore Issue 24: Winter 2014 today!