Issue 44
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief: Kimberly King Parsons
Fiction Editors: Alfred Brown IV, Kalpana Narayanan
Nonfiction Editors: Vanessa Guida, Cynthia-Marie O’Brien
Poetry Editors: Frances Justine Post, Annabelle Yeeseul Yoo
Art Section Editor: Jenelle Covino
Layout & Design: Amanda Pennelly
Copyeditor: Laura Starita
Managing Editor: Justin Belmont
Contest & Readings: Krista Manrique
Grants Manager: Kimberly Tingley
Advising Editor: Thom Blaylock
Nonfiction Board: Kim Tingely, Sarah Ramey, Kate Daloz, Miriam Schiffer
Poetry Board: Krista Manrique, Camille Rankine, Elizabeth Whittlesey
Fiction Board: Chandler Smith, Aram Kim, Ryan Joe, Kate Daloz, Molly Jones, Emily Austin, Tom Treanor, Shahirah Majumdar
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Contradiction (pp. 1-4) By Rebecca Curtis
Fainting Green (pp. 5-13) By Brian Mooney
Pacific Storms (p. 14) By Brenda Hillman
Landfall (p. 15) By Carl Phillips
Indian Summer (p. 16) By Carl Phillips
We Are Dwarf Tiger (pp. 17-32) By Justin Tussing
From The Journal Of X: 000.01.0000 (pp. 33-36) By Thomas Heise
From The Journal Of X: 004.19.0000 (pp. 37-40) By Thomas Heise
Introduction: Holy Days Of Obligation (pp. 41-52) By Mary Kay Blakely
World Champion (pp. 53-55) By Etgar Keret
A Novel Is The Form Of Sleep (pp. 56-58) By Christopher Kang
If This Was Walking Far (pp. 58-60) By Christopher Kang
They Reduced Us To Such A State We Became Like… (pp. 61-78) By Scott Henkle
A Hole (pp. 79-86) By Rob Walsh
[illustration] (p. 1) By Terry Winters
Terry Winters | 10 Drawings From Notations, July 2006 Graphite On Paper, Each Sheet 8 1/2 × 11 Inches, Courtesy Of Matthew Marks Gallery (p. 2) By Terry Winters
[illustration] (p. 3) By Terry Winters
[illustration] (p. 4) By Terry Winters
[illustration] (p. 5) By Terry Winters
[illustration] (p. 6) By Terry Winters
[illustration] (p. 7) By Pae White
Pae White | Book Of Sounds, Volume 1 And 2 Bleach On Bound Fabric. 10 X 12 1/2 Inches, Courtesy Of The Artist And Skestos Gabriele Gallery, Chicago, 2006. Photo Credit: Tom Van Eynde (p. 8) By Pae White
Pat Pickett | California Scrub Oak, 1 Hr, Winds 10-12 Mph, Ridge Above Newhall Pass, Santa Susanna Mountains, November 15, 2005 Ink On Photo, 19 × 13 Inches, Courtesy Of The Artist (p. 9) By Pat Pickett
Pat Pickett | European Beech, 1/2 Hr, Onshore Breeze, Ocean Rd. Bridgehampton, Ny, 2004 Ink On Paper, 10 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches, Courtesy Of The Artist (p. 10) By Pat Pickett
Pat Pickett | Coconut Palm, 1/2 Hr, On Shore Winds, Haleiwa, Hawaii, January 1, 2003 Ink On Paper, 10 × 8 Inches, Courtesy Of The Artist (p. 11) By Pat Pickett
Pat Pickett | Black Oak, 2 Hrs, Winds 12-14 Mph, Increasing To 17, Approaching Thunderstorm, Sag Road, Sagaponack, July 28, 2006 Ink On Photo, 18 1/2 × 13 Inches, Courtesy Of The Artist (p. 12) By Pat Pickett
Richard Tuttle | Light On Water C Intaglio And Relief, 30 3/4 × 22 Inches, Ed. Of 28, Published By And Courtesy Of Universal United Art Editions, Co-copyright Richard Tuttle And Ulae, 2003 (p. 13) By Richard Tuttle
Richard Tuttle | Light On Water B Intaglio. 30 1/8 × 42 1/2 Inches, Ed. Of 28, Published By And Courtesy Of Universal Limited Art Editions, Co-copyright Richard Tuttle And Ulae, 2003 (p. 14) By Richard Tuttle
Richard Tuttle | Light On Water A Intaglio And Lithograph, 15 7/8 × 23 3/8 Inches, Ed. Of 28, Published By And Courtesy Of Universal Limited Art Editions, Co-copyright Richard Tuttle And Ulae, 2003 (p. 15) By Richard Tuttle
He Loves Me Not He Loves Me (p. 87) By Jennifer Merrifield
Allegory Of The Myth Of The Seemingly Complex Only (pp. 88-89) By Renée Ashley
I Run To The Sad Man In The White Car And (p. 90) By Renée Ashley
Pirelli (pp. 91-94) By Aaron Cometbus
Transparencies (pp. 95-105) By Angela Autry Gorden
The Twilight Zoo (pp. 106-109) By Amelia Rose Salisbury
The Eventides (pp. 110-112) By Joanna Klink
Sea Ice (p. 113) By Joanna Klink
Beehive (p. 114) By Joanna Klink
Aftermath (p. 115) By Malcolm Willison
Victoria Redel On Patience And Permission (pp. 116-129) By Victoria Redel And Kimberly King Parson
Landscape (p. 130) By Joshua Harmon
Landscape (p. 131) By Joshua Harmon
About Birds (p. 132) By Stacy Kidd
A Death In The Snow (pp. 134-135) By Julianne Buchsbaum
Summer Of Fires (pp. 136-137) By Julianne Buchsbaum
The White Fox (pp. 138-143) By Rebecca Curtis
Money Grinder (pp. 144-145) By Robert Nazarene
Artist Statement (pp. 146-154) By Jeff Encke
(sc) By De To My Second (pp. 155-158) By Wesley Eisold
This Man I Don’t Know His Name (p. 159) By Lacy Schutz
Instances Agreeing On The Form Of Cold After Francis Bacon, Novum Organum (pp. 160-161) By Lacy Schutz
Portrait Of The Artist With Rossetti’s Sitter (p. 162) By Kristin Bock
Pastoral (p. 163) By Kristin Bock
How To Listen To Your Old Hair Metal Tapes (pp. 164-171) By Dave Housley
As I Enter The Asylum (pp. 172-173) By Maureen Alsop