A Literary Welcome

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Issue 55 presents fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews. A peaceful night is thrown into chaos for a group of employees working abroad; a woman struggles to cope with being the cause of a man’s death; a man searches the streets of “Vickytown” for some eel pies amongst exotic time travelers; a melodious voice inspired by Mariah Carey touches the heart of a grumpy retired engineer in Croatia; a groundhog’s ribcage is crushed in preparation for a family’s meal; and much more.  Cover art by Fran De Anda.

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CURRENT EDITION: Issue 55, featuring Deborah Bacharach, Ansie Baird, Daisy Bassen, L. Annette Binder, William Bonfiglio, Hannah Bridges, Yiwen Bu, Bergita Bugarija, Eric Chiles, Aaron Cole, Elizabeth Crowell, Jim Daniels, Adam Day, Fran De Anda, Gustavo Pérez Firmat, Vincent Frontero, Michael Garrigan, Andrew Rader Hanson, Jessica Hwang, Stephen Kampa, Andrew Joseph Kane, Terry L. Kennedy, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Ian Lindsay, Laura McCoy, Nico Montoya, Michelle Morouse, Steve Myers, E. Nolan, Sharmin Rahman, Jennie Rathbun, Kelly R. Samuels, Jacqueline Schaalje, Jenn Scheck-Kahn, Claire Scott, Mervyn Seivwright, ac shetler, David R. Solheim, Marcus Spiegel, Matthew J. Spireng, Beth Suter, Zach Swiss, Adam Szetela, Peter Vertacnik, Lauren K. Watel, Sasha Wiseman.