Issue Nine

Letter from the Editor

From its inception I have wanted Traffic East to be more than an ordinary magazine... more »

Thom Ward’s Mojo–Sounding like Himself by Karen Lewis and Jennifer Tappenden

What we’re really trying to do is get poetry... more »

Poetry

From the collection Awhile by Wislawa Szymborska, translated from the Polish by Rick Hilles and Maja Jablonska. Published by BOA Editions, Ltd. and used with permission. more »

Architecture: “The Guaranty Building” by Thomas H. Yorty

It will take your breath away... more »

Diversity in Design: Emanuela Frattini Magnusson by Laura Noe

For Emanuela Frattini Magnusson, her profession as an architect and designer... more »

The Montreal Bistro: Jazz Is Alive and Well And Living In Toronto by Tom Fleming

Entering the front door of The Montreal Bistro in Toronto... more »

FICTION (excerpts): “Los Angeles” by Peter Moore Smith

Downtown, the smog is absolute. more »

Don't Forget by Beth Geyer Drawing by Lori Taschler

My father suffers from Alzheimer’s... more »

Everyday Artisans by Vincent McConeghy

Nearly a decade ago, I began the commercial enterprise of baking bread. more »

Wine: Pauillac by Caroline Kooshoian and Terry Bechakas photos by Dellas

When the Marquis de Lafayette decided to leave France... more »

Church Stories by Mark Goldman and Keith Frome

This crumbling, private chapel lies at the end of the Via Latina in the tiny town of Pantuliano... more »

Lorraine Hansberry in the Snow by Edwidge Danticat

I slept through my first blizzard... more »

The Symphonic Tourist by JoAnn Falletta

Despite perils, problems and challenges to the voyager’s patience, more »

The Perfect Cocktail by Rachel Nathan

On my quest to find the “Perfect Cocktail,” more »

Eduard J. Steichen at the Albright

Eduard J. Steichen, Nocturne-Orangerie Staircase, Versailles, ca. 1910 more »