Issue of May 30, 2005

Review: Eric Goodman's "Child of My Right Hand" by Katy Grace — Book review

Jack and Genna Barish are professors at a small college in Ohio with a full plate of everyday turmoil; Jack struggles with fidelity, Genna wrestles with disillusionment. The time has come, however, when they must deal with their 17-year-old son's emergent homosexuality. The story wends its way around and through their personal journeys, the reactions of their 14-year-old daughter Lizzie and the varying responses of the townspeople.

Fever Dreams 045 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

Flamingos with nothing better to do.

The Nature of Forgiveness by Bernie Pilarski — Nonfiction opinion current events

A reflection on the scandal in the American Catholic Church.

Oort Cloud Oddities: Picasso by Alexandra Queen — Op_ed humor art kids parenting

Dali. Rembrandt. O'Keeffe. Picasso. You can lead children to art, but you can't make them like it.

Wars Memories by Kaliuna — Poem blank verse

Remembering what is left after the war is over. An entry from the Piker Press Poetry Open.

NASCAR Dreams 01 by Ed Moyer — Short fiction contemporary action

Take a seat behind the wheel of the number thirteen car in this action-packed tale of a rookie driver chasing NASCAR glory as he makes his bid to win the Daytona 500.