Issue of September 29, 2003

Dear Customer, do you really have a grip on your kid? by Tedi Trindle — Op_ed

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to a retail outlet, a horror story from an insider. How confident are you that your child can acquit himself in public? Enquiring minds want to know.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Celebrity Relationships by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed

Demi Moore is said to have moved in with Ashton Kutcher. Because he's, um. So ...smart?

Falling and Labors Lost by Patrick Devine — Poem

Two items of passionate verse.

Call of Destiny v7p9 by Josh Brown — Serial

Vol. 7 - Journey to Esidarap - Part 9 <br> The Wielder and all his companions are reunited at last. This is not good news for everyone, though. Chrava must decide her ultimate fate. Does she stay and be revealed or run before it's too late?

Dreamer 19 by Sand Pilarski — Serial

Book Two -- Seeking Sanctuary: The sorrows of the present have their foundations in the past. Sully recalls her mother's sucesses at bartering garden goods and forgery for hire.