Issue Seven

Hope on the Island of Despair: JOURNALS FROM HAITI by Donald Pickhardt: "The ride from Port au Prince to Coq-Shant was the first truly disturbing thing I'd seen..." more »
Motels: A Meditation: "Motel rooms are chapters awaiting our interpretations." more »
FIGHT CLUB: Architecture and Office Politics in 1888: It's 1888... and we're in Chicago... more »
"World Class Wines": "That's right, World Class nectars only minutes away from the Niagara Escarpment." more »
JAZZ: Matthew Shipp "Leader of the New School": "Shipp strives for a cohesive mix of jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music." more »
"Music and the Mind": "Music and art are at the center of the human psyche." more »
FICTION: "Dance": "The sway of music fluttering in the street, the dim lights glowing through a dirty window..." more »
"Public Service Carwash": "...at the Three Minute Carwash time stands still." more »
Feature: CARL DENNIS "Sitting in Emerson's Chair": "Carl Dennis was born in St. Louis in 1939..." more »
DUSTY PAGES: Classic Book Review by Hanah Taylor: Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" more »
POETRY: Gravestones / In Paris more »
"The Ride" (excerpt): "In Buffalo's Golden Era, the Ring Road was an ideal destination..." more »
"The Kentucky Mint Julep" (excerpt): "Dickens claimed that he never saw Irving in his mind's eye without that julep..." more »
TRAFFIC JAM by Joe Sweeney: Review: The Birds–Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (Deluxe Edition) more »
Letter from the Editor: These are simple words, with worlds of meaning... more »