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Fourth Issue

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"BREAKTHROUGHS" - 2025/2026

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River Dog and the Shadow Man, a story

Michael Henson

The writer Michael Henson wearing a light blue shirt and orange baseball cap.

Dead Man's Money

Michael Henson

The writer Michael Henson wearing a light blue shirt and orange baseball cap.

Frank's Buick

David G. Pace

The writer David G. Pace with a trim white beard, wearing eyeglasses and a tan jacket with a royal blue polo shirt.

The Little House We Dance In

David G. Pace

The writer David G. Pace with a trim white beard, wearing eyeglasses and a tan jacket with a royal blue polo shirt.

Still Life with Fly

Shawn Stradley

The writer Shawn Stradley at sunset wearing a white v-neck shirt and a tan hat.

Painting the Cave

Shawn Stradley

The writer Shawn Stradley at sunset wearing a white v-neck shirt and a tan hat.

Awkward

David Romanda

The poet David Romanda wearing a white oxford shirt.

Hairbrush

David Romanda

The poet David Romanda wearing a white oxford shirt.

At the End of October

Dennise Gackstetter

The artist Dennise Gackstetter with long blond hair in a braid, wearing a black tunic and reading glasses perched on the top of her head.

Reconsidering god

Dennise Gackstetter

The artist Dennise Gackstetter with long blond hair in a braid, wearing a black tunic and reading glasses perched on the top of her head.

On the Second Anniversary of His Passing

Stephen Ruffus

The poet Stephen Ruffus with short white hair, mustache, and goatee, wearing a dark pea coat and gray scarf.

Street Imagination

Stephen Ruffus

The poet Stephen Ruffus with short white hair, mustache, and goatee, wearing a dark pea coat and gray scarf.

Just So You Know

Carol Coven Grannick

The writer Carol Coven Grannick with shoulder-length curly hair, wearing a dark v-neck sweater and black-rimmed glasses.

When He Had to Travel

Carol Coven Grannick

The writer Carol Coven Grannick with shoulder-length curly hair, wearing a dark v-neck sweater and black-rimmed glasses.

The Awful Thing

Christina Robertson

The writer Christina Robertson with salt and pepper shoulder-length hair, wearing a black turtleneck and black-rimmed glasses.

Exhaling Carefully

Christina Robertson

The writer Christina Robertson with salt and pepper shoulder-length hair, wearing a black turtleneck and black-rimmed glasses.

The Dying Room

Paula Harrington

The writer Paula Harrington, with long brown hear and wearing a red cardigan and seated in a green armchair.

Nevah Bettah

Paula Harrington

The writer Paula Harrington, with long brown hear and wearing a red cardigan and seated in a green armchair.

The City Has Changed

Mona Mehas

The writer Mona Mehas wearing silver-frame glasses and a gray t-shirt, with purple hair.

The Curse of Seventy-Eight

Mona Mehas

The writer Mona Mehas wearing silver-frame glasses and a gray t-shirt, with purple hair.

The Garden You Made

Maureen Clark

The poet Maureen Clark with short silver hair, wearing a black turtleneck sweater.

let's say

Maureen Clark

The poet Maureen Clark with short silver hair, wearing a black turtleneck sweater.

Pursed Lips

Robert Cooperman

The writer Bob Cooperman wearing a dark winter hat and coat and glasses in front of snow-covered mountains.

Letters from Home: Surprise Lake Camp, Cold Spring, New York, 1957

Robert Cooperman

The writer Bob Cooperman wearing a dark winter hat and coat and glasses in front of snow-covered mountains.

Glamour Shots

Naomi Ulsted

The writer Naomi Ulsted with long hair and wearing a turquoise scarf draped around her shoulders.

A High School Madrigal

Naomi Ulsted

The writer Naomi Ulsted with long hair and wearing a turquoise scarf draped around her shoulders.

To Make It Now

David Romtvedt

A close up of the poet David Romtvedt, with white hair and a warm smile.

No More Blows

David Romtvedt

A close up of the poet David Romtvedt, with white hair and a warm smile.

Rev. T. Scott Kincannon Keeps Some Secrets from Her Flock

Michael Shay

The writer Michael Shay, wearing a green shirt and standing in front of a sign on the beach that reads "Caution Children at Play."

George Running Poles

Michael Shay

The writer Michael Shay, wearing a green shirt and standing in front of a sign on the beach that reads "Caution Children at Play."

Watching Fog

Austin Holmes

The writer Austin Holmes with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a denim shirt and rimless glasses.

Isinglass

Austin Holmes

The writer Austin Holmes with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a denim shirt and rimless glasses.

Spring Cleaning

Terry Jude Miller

The poet Terry Jude Miller with silver hair, wearing a dark suit jacket and wire rim glasses.

Reaching

Terry Jude Miller

The poet Terry Jude Miller with silver hair, wearing a dark suit jacket and wire rim glasses.
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