Table of Contents

Short Fiction

• Mallows For Seline - Vasilis Afxentiou - A would-be painter contemplates her life and what has become of it since embarking on her own.
• On My Philosophy Class - Pat Adams - ... But now I can't go back to ignorance and complacency. I've caught the fever of the truth, or at least have been thoroughly disgusted with lies, and can't go back.
• Sleeping - Larry Erler - ... watching someone sleep is the epitome of beauty. When you watch someone sleep you see them for who they are and not for what they want you to see. There are no hidden mysteries about the person, it's just them.

Rants and Philosophy

• On Art II - Pat Adams - Is it wrong to create art for reasons other than creating art?
• As a Writer - Pat Adams - The pen is mightier than any weapon.

Poetry

• Rapid City - Chad Olson - A boy recounts the uncomfortable feeling of visiting the junkyard to see his uncle's crashed car.
• The Dark and The Light - Mikael Bernard - Sometimes I think I've hurt you more by simply being here if that's the story, I could easily leave or die or fade away
• Untitled - Allison Halterman - I long to forget to only think of you to push away memories of others.
• Affliction - D.A. Sheldon - for all the rage within
• Data Entry - Chad Olson - The life of a temp
• Dogs of Scream - Delta Brown - Nightmares... We all have them... We just keep them to ourselves... It's an unhealthy thing, really...
• Dreams of Growth - Sarah Karstens - olden dirt fed to thee to grow anew