Spring 2017: Borders

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Crossing Over

On the drill square, children float paper boats in metal basins. I wander off, get lost in a maze of outhouses. In night dreams ever after, I never escape. Better to keep my eyes open, stare up, keep the oiled beams from falling.

—"Self-Portrait at Five"

New pieces will appear on the Table of Contents as they publish throughout the issue cycle.

 


Personal Stories

No Trespassing by Ellen Prentiss Campbell

Art

Harry the Polychrome Frog by John Peacock

Poetry Spotlight

Mercury by Kevin Killian
My Next Tattoo / A Promise by Aimee Suzara
My Place in Line by Lucy M. Logsdon
Gauguin at the Fund-raiser by Jennifer Jean
We Could Be Cyborgs by Lesley Wheeler
Self-Portrait at Five by Louisa Howerow
Oasis by Lucille Lang Day
The Golden Record by Chana Bloch
Through, the Window by Rebecca Teich
Waterside at Mueller Lake Park by David Meischen
Flight Risk: Dementia by Susan Terris
Faculty Development Workshop by Julia Lisella
Dear Employee Assistance Office by Ellen McGrath Smith

Words on Edge

Can a Woman Make a Joke? by Emily Toth

Mental Borders

Night Fishing by Sara Hubbs
Confined to Quarters by Marianne Goldsmith
Camera Obscura by Rebecca Schumejda

First Person

Collaborations

The Future Labors Over Her CV by Carol Dorf and Autumn Stephens
A Thousand Bluebirds by Maureen Seaton and Neil de la Flor

Genre Borders

Davy Crockett Is Just Fine by Angela Readman
To Be a Snake in Winter by Nyanka Joseph