Issue 40.2

Surreal image in blue of a car on a road | Art by Ana Prundaru

Sleep Theory by Ana Prundaru

 

New Alchemy Contest Winner

“Sand Wildflowersâ€� by Michelle Acker

 

Artwork

“L²¹»å¾±±ð²õ-¾±²Ô-°Â²¹¾±³Ù¾±²Ô²µâ€� by Daniella Napolitano
“Sleep Theoryâ€�   and â€œWhat the Aquarium Revealsâ€� by Ana Prundaru
“U²Ô»å³Ü±ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²õâ€� by Jury S. Judge
“New Mexico 19â€� by Jim Zola

 

Hybrid

“3 Pantone Poemsâ€� by L Swartz
“Chants d’Auvergneâ€� by Sophia Starmack
â€Æà¾±³¾±ð²Ô²õ¾±´Ç²Ô²õâ€� and â€œWindow to the Aviaryâ€� by Bennett Nieberg  *New Alchemy Contest Finalist*
“Edward Simms, Inventor of the Chairâ€� by Sean W. Murphy  *New Alchemy Contest Finalist*
“Miriam Kutnerâ€� by Liz Marlow *New Alchemy Contest Finalist*
“W¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù²ú±ð°ù°ù²ââ€� by Lisa DesRochers-Short  *New Alchemy Contest Finalist*

 

Poetry

“A°ù¾±²¹â€� by Burnside Soleil
“Big Friendly Summerâ€� by Seth Copeland
“Crescent Park Cruising Grounds Where Piety Endsâ€� by Spencer Silverthorne
“From a blanket on a hill in West Virginia,â€� â€œAfter a difficult conversation, a walk,â€� and â€œComparatively Speakingâ€� by Jake Maynard
“Hindsight Horoscope Hulled from a Bank Statementâ€� by Corey Oglesby
“Jesus’ Legsâ€� by Charles W Brice
“Self-Portrait as Sisterâ€� by Gabrielle Montesanti
“Went to Tennesseeâ€� by Caroline Wilkinson

 

Fiction

“#³Ù³ó±ð±è°ù´Ç³¦±ð»å³Ü°ù±ðâ€� by Jeanne Althouse
“Clowning Aroundâ€� by Michelle Cacho-Negrete
“M²¹±ô²¹»å²¹±è³Ù¾±´Ç²Ôâ€� by Hilary Biehl
“Modern Cosmologyâ€� by William Auten
“Velma is the First to Leave,â€� â€œVelma Goes Away to a Small College Where No One Knows Her Name,â€� and â€œVelma Learns to Love the Woodsâ€� by Emily Capettini
“What the Lonely Knowâ€� by Kami Westhoff

 

Nonfiction

“Let the Stricken Deer Go Weepâ€� by Leslie Jenike
“Punching Mr. Tedescoâ€� by Tara Roeder
“Winter Theatreâ€� by Erika Staiger