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Fall 2007

John Amen
Kathy Babcock
Kate Benedict
Jeff Calhoun
Howard Good
Kenneth Gurney
Sarah Jordan
Lynn Levin
Alex Grant
Tim Mayo
PJ Nights
Tim Peeler
Cati Porter
Doug Ramspeck
John Repp
Bill Roberts
RL Swihart
Spencer Troxell
Kelley White
Teresa White

Flash Fiction

Mike Estabrook
David Jordan
Kelly Mandryk-Layne
Willie Smith

Featured Artist

Matthew Rounsville

Photography
Donna Dixon

Back by popular demand:See most pages of poetry for her photos,as well as her artist's page from the summer issue.

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R L Swihart


Fall 2007

Map/Quest

The chiliast’s day is long (longer than that). See the city, see the church
See the steeple

Zoom out. Bodies disappear, urban flowers fade. Search for another sun
Point to the rivers on Mars

Zoom in. When the button fails, do the math. The dots are connected
Brer Rest is Brer Motion

Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the Chi-Rho was raised. At the bottom
Of every bottle is a worm

 

R L Swihart resides in Long Beach, CA, and teaches mathematics in Los Angeles. His recent poetry credits include Lily, Ghoti Magazine, and Mimesis.