The Tusculum Review

The Tusculum Review

INDEX OF AUTHORS & ARTISTS

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Abraham, Kristin. Good for Our Hero, Good for His Love ● Milk-Ghost Man (5/2009).

Ake, Jorn. Bedtime Story ● Sameness and Safety: The State Fair and the State of the State: photo essay  (1/2005).

Anderson, John. Pointer (4/2008).

Appel, Jacob M. La Tristesse des Hérissons ● 2012 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (8/2012).

Arrivée, Alan. The Original I.Q. Tester (8/2012).

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Bang, Mary Jo. R Equals the Royal Road to Reality ● B-z-z (4/2008).

Baran, Jessica. Wouldn’t It Be Nice ● The Brood ● Shipwrecked (5/2009).

Barlow, Duncan B. Two Regimes of Madness by Gilles Deleuze: review (2/2006).

Beachy, Kirsten Eve. A Butcher of Conscience (4/2008).  Me and the Martyrs (3/2007).  Walking (7/2011).

Beitleman, T. J. Curse #13: The Curse that Is Not a Curse ● Curse #9: The Accursed Spied from 40,000 Feet (4/2008).

Berger, Jacqueline. Obituary of a Stranger ● 2012 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize winner (8/2012).

Black, Rose. Maxie (4/2008).

Blair, Jenn. Severville ● Not Picked ● Passages (4/2008).

Boehl, Dan. Weather(Report) ● Cobra(Sombrero) ● (Gitau)Early Sunday Morning (5/2009).

Bourne, Douglass. Three Rats in a Bucket (4/2008).

Bredle, Jason. You should have thought about what I was willing to do in order to get the job done (7/2011).

Breslin, Nancy. St. Catherine of Siena Carnival: photograph ● Carousel: photograph ● Flying Swings: photograph (5/2009).

Brown, Shawne. Hill City, KS, 2008: photograph and cover ● Osborne, KS, 2006: photograph ● Osborne, KS, 2004: photograph ● Gate City, VA, 2005: photograph (5/2009).

Bryan, Deborah. Dress Up: intaglio and cover ● Bird in the House ● Folly of the Panopticon ● Gallery Gala ● I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff… ● In the Palace ● Onward Christian Soldiers ● Penguin Corps Making Maximum ● Tactical Use of Leonardo’s Air Screw: intaglio prints (7/2011).

Bryant, Susan. Madame X’s Soup Pot (6/2010).

Burickson, Abraham. Triptych: The Three Gardens (4/2008).

Burrows, E. G. Mop-up Patrol (2/2006).

Bushnell, J. T. Listening (4/2008).

Busk, Michael Reid. Enter the Dragon (4/2008).

Bynom, Andrew. The Concrete Pancake (5/2009).

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Campbell, Bonnie Jo. The Sitcom Moment (5/2009).  Shooting Sparrows (6/2010).

Cappello, Katie. The Dairy Farmer’s Bride ● 2012 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize finalist (8/2012).

Caputo, Peter. Kafka’s Unburned Books (8/2012).

Cartensen, Robin. Ghazal: The Bystanders (7/2011).

Castillo, Sandra M. Petroglyph ● Apology (5/2009).

Caws, Peter. The Dentist in Wartime (5/2009).

Champa, Paula. The History of Faith as a Shining Metal Object ● Home Economics ● To Christian Dior in Paris, 1947 (1/2005).

Chávez, John. A Short History of Waiting ● Dust of Industry, Spring (6/2010).

Childers, Sarah Beth. Boat Stories: Three Generations (7/2011).

Chinquee, Kim. He Said Ah-Ha ● He Leaned ● He Was a Figure (5/2009).

Chipman, Jay Scott. Something Wet, Then (5/2009).

Cicatko, James. Portrait of F. X. Messerschmidt No. 2: oil on paper ● Elijah: oil on paper ● In the Shadow of the Cross: oil on paper (2/2006).

Clay, Adam. Vine ● A Word in Place of Another and Light Bulb Noise (5/2009).

Cockrell, Tracey. Artist’s Notebook: drawings ● Poemophone: Optima, a sound sculpture: sculpture with detail; typewriter, steel, cherry ● Envoy: a sound sculpture: sculpture with detail; typewriter, maple, purple heart, steel music wire, brass, silver, glass, rubber (2/2006).

Cole, Cassie Keller. Full Stop (6/2010).

Colombo, Amy. Houdini: photograph and cover (4/2008).  The Hortense Manoeuvre (2/2006).

Coppedge, Whit. Drought (3/2007).

Corwin, Joan. Elm ● 2006 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize winner (2/2006).

Courington, Chella. Letters to Virginia Woolfe by Lisa Williams: review (2/2006).  The Night I’m Sharon Olds (1/2005).

Craighead-Kintis, Anna Marie. Oncology ● 2012 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize finalist (8/2012).

Curtis, Catherine. Smells (6/2010).

Cutter, Weston. Clothesline as Weather Forecast (7/2011).

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Danko, Michael. Red (6/2010).

Davenport, Laura. Sunday on the James (8/2012).

Day, Adam. Badger Born Amid the Troubles ● Badger’s Neighbor ● A Small Family History (5/2009).

Day, Natalie. Splintered Eight ● Rescue Party (4/2008).

DeBrincat, Tracy. Badass ● 2011 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize winner (7/2011).

Debrot, Jacques. Death Duel Above Gotham ● 2007 Tusculum Review Prose Prize winner (3/2007).

de la Flor, Neil. The End of Larry: collaboration (2/2006).

Denrow, Jennifer. Tree For Sale ● You Walk Up to a Painting of the Sky (6/2010).

Duetsch, Adam. The Longest Pier (8/2012).

Dickinson, Stephanie. Lust Series: (37), (41), (43) (6/2010).

Doreski, William. Malvern in July (4/2008).

Dorris, Kara Delene. A Rejection of the Lyric (4/2008).

Drexler, Blase. The Hereafter ● Curved Bundle Transmission (4/2008).

Drye, Jeff. A World, Open and Shut (3/2007).

DuBois, Genevieve. The Avocado Thief ● 2011 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (6/2011).

Duhamel, Denise. The End of Larry: collaboration (2/2006).  Someday ● Jazmine: collaboration ● This Little Piggy ● Hidden Talents (1/2005).

Dunning, Jenny. On Bathing (7/2011).

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Edlow, Cynthia Schwartzberg. Autopsy: Upon the Tamis Table ● Cincinnati Bacon (2/2006).

Elgin, Beckie. Puppies (6/2011).

Enos, Christen. Faith, a Foot Past Where the Street Ends (4/2008).

Essex, David. Cognito (2/2006).

Estes, John. School of Prophets ● Shanti Shanti Shanti ● Tourism superorganic (5/2009).

Evans, Anthony Kane. The Revenge of the Footnote (3/2007).

Evans, Kelley. On Touching and Not Touching (6/2010).

Ewing, Robyn. POSTOPIA ● 2011 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (7/2011).

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Falke, Damon. In One House or Another (8/2012).

Fallon, Katie. Grave Robbers (8/2012).

Fischer, Michael. Subhumanz (6/2010).

Fogle, Elizabeth. Blythe, Georgia (7/2011).

Frankel, Freddy. For the Grandsons (2/2006).

Freeland, Charles. Wallpaper Dawns ● In Xenia, They Prefer Zeppo (4/2008).

Frith, Laverne. The Dark Birds (2/2006).

Fuess, Jim. Bubbles, 2006: acrylic on canvas ● Yell, 2006: acrylic on canvas ● Poof, 2006: acrylic on canvas ● Sentinel, 2006: acrylic on canvas (4/2008).

Futrell, Ryan. 29 Pieces from The Lost Book of Hawkwoman: collaboration ● 2009 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize winner (5/2009).

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Garbe, Kara. The Attraction of Continents (7/2011).

Garklavs, Kate. Best-Kept Secret ● Hot Lunch (4/2008).

Ganassi, Ian. So You Like this Weather (3/2007).

Glick, Robert. Strawbellies (7/2011).

Gonzalez, Elizabeth. Shakedown ● 2012 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize winner (8/2012).

Greenfield, Richard. At Hand (5/2009).

Gridley, Sarah. Constable of the Sweet Oblong ● Arrowsick ● Coming to the Festival of the God of Boundaries ● Diminution of the Clear Thing (4/2008).

Gwyn, Aaron. Paths ● The Bereaved (2/2006).

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Haber, Ira Joel. Collage 18, 1994 ● Collage 19, 1994 ● Notebook Page 1, 1976 ● Notebook Page 2, 1976 ● Notebook Page 3, 1977 ● Allen 68: collage (4/2008).

Habermeyer, Ryan. Valdosta, Gone to Ash (4/2008).

Halliday, Mark. Wrong Sage (7/2011).

Harlow, Morgan. The Naked Man at the Beach (4/2008).

Hardin, Michael. The Law of Thermodynamics (3/2007).

Harris, Peter. Imparting (8/2012).

Harshman, Marc. Despite the Promises ● John was Later Seen as a Liability to the Team ● Socks (4/2008).  Such Little Light (2/2006).

Hart, Matt. Response to Your Ocean (7/2011).

Hartsig, Elizabeth. What dogs are they? (5/2009).

Heath, Kevin. 29 Pieces from The Lost Book of Hawkwoman: collaboration ● 2009 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize winner (5/2009).

Heide, Anne. Oriole Our Statue ● Stork ● Stray Walrus ● StoneHare ● Wether (4/2008).

Hemery, Michael. Not Only (5/2009).

Hicok, Bob. The importance of learning the importance of learning (7/2011).

Hill, Mary Crockett. I Ching ● The Nature Poet (2/2006).

Hill, Sean. Postcard with Blood Stain ● Postcard with Blood Stain Received (5/2009).

Hillyer, Lexa. Unnamed, Early Spring ● Inaugural Poetry Prize winner (1/2005).

Homolac, Theresa. The Caretaker (6/2010).

House, Brent. Augur of Begottenness ● Augur of Deep Wells ● Augur of Pines ● Pastoral ● Pastoral (4/2008).  Augur of Blue House ● Augur of Ash (5/2009).

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Ifland, Alta. The Random Bus (4/2008).

Igloria, Luisa A. Interlude ● 2012 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize finalist (8/2012).

Isom, Stacey. A Proportional Response (5/2009).

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Jackson, Michael. Luminous Days ● The Hurston/Wright Award finalist (1/2005).

Jensen, Toni. Still (2/2006).

Joines, Richard. Seniors’ Last Hours (2/2006).

Jordan, Melanie. Protection ● To the Leopard’s Gold Tooth ● Toast for February ● A Saint Meets Famine (3/2007).

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Kanner, Rebecca. Precision (6/2010).

Keith, Sally. On the Painting of the View (4/2008).

Kelley, Morgan. Roho (4/2008).

Kelsey, Karla. Dissonance by Rosmarie Waldrop: review (2/2006).

Knechtel, Jane. W. B. Yeats (2/2006).

Koral, Mary J. Receptacles (8/2012).

Kostos, Dean. SUB ROSA ● Eating History (5/2009).

Kwasny, Melissa. The School of the Dead, The School of Roots, The School of Dreams ● The Trumpet Place ● The City of Art and the City of Love ● Ground for the New Goddess ● Revision ● 2008 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize finalist (4/2008).

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Lakanen, Shannon. “Mietiskellä”: You Think of it as Shyness (7/2011).

Lamaga, Melanie. Glow (1/2005).

Lambert, Dylan J. Additional Ways of Listening to All the Wrong Impulses (8/2012).

Landon, K. T. She Wishes She Smoked (6/2010).

Langlois, Linda M. No More Cats, (7/2011).

Lanigan, Sean. Field of Salmon ● 2012 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (8/2012).

LaPerle, Jan. Purple Heart ● Roses For the Bedroom, Daisies For the Kitchen (6/2010).

Larsen, Jeanne. Strength (1/2005).

Lavender-Smith, Evan. Town & Country ● The Wavering Knife by Brian Evenson: review (2/2006).

Lawry, Mercedes. Country Living (2/2006).

Ledbetter, J. T. The Brittle Leaves of Winter (7/2011).

Lee, Lisa. Octopus + Antelope = Slumber Party (4/2008).

Lemon, Alex. Dowsabel (7/2011).

Leone, Michael. Three Sides Brick (3/2007).

Lesinski, Jeanne. Through the Plots (3/2007).

Lewis, Susan. Introduction to Narcissism (I) ● Introduction to Narcissism (II) ● Introduction to Narcissism (III) (4/2008).

Limón, Ada. Glow (7/2011).

Ling, Nancy Tupper. Gray Cars (2/2006).

Lippman, Matthew. The Carnivores Serve Brisket (8/2012).

Lisicky, Paul. Meadow of Red Flags(8/2012).

Liu, Timothy. Dies Irae ● Kingdom Come (4/2008).

Long, Nathan. Chicken ● A Classic Story ● Fireflies ● Thrown ● Showered with Love ● Leaving the Bar, with Bill ● Most Stubborn Learners (1/2005).

lonsinger, dawn. Exquisite Corpse (5/2009).

Lopez, Luciana. On Not Writing (3/2007).

Loudermilk, A. Mayor of Crawdad Town (8/2012).

Lundgren, Eric. The Recluses (5/2009).

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Macauley, David. Sandpaper (3/2007).

Magorian, James. Reckonings (8/2012).

Marberry, Michael O. Love Poem (8/2012).

Marks, Justin. Sonnet I ● Sonnet II ● Sonnet XXI (5/2009).

Martone, Michael. Four Found Postcard Captions, The Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, Maine (5/2009).

Massimilla, Stephen. At Edge of Earth, Vacating on the Cheap ● One Woman (6/2010).

Matthews, Clay. The Phone Booth (5/2009).

Matthews, Philip. Whose Burrow He Can’t Renounce (8/2012).

Mayer, Mark Grayson. An Aversion to Figs (4/2008).

McAuliffe, Shena. Real Silk ● 2012 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (8/2012).

McCullough, Laura. Rose Colored ● Two Forces (4/2008).

McDowell, Gary L. Dear Obsessions (8/2012).

McKee, Marc. Thousand Ton Brightness ● Killed to Death by Piranha Bees in Your Own Backyard or Bed (5/2009).

McLean, Kath. soft in the sleeper’s eye (2/2006).

Michals, Nils. The Sleep of Reason Brings Forth Monsters (4/2008).

Miller, Alison. Within One Thing There Is Another (3/2007).

Miller, Andrew. That Lost Son ● Specialists (2/2006).  Strays (1/2005).

Monroe, Karl S. Brothers On the Shore (7/2011).

Montesano, Keith. Ostinato: Elegy Beginning on New Year’s Day ● Unbelievable Truth: Elegy for Adrienne Shelly (4/2008).  Delay: Dules International (7/2011).

Morris, Darren. Releasing the Brutes ● Ashtray ● The Lost ● Bricolage (1/2005).

Moustakis, Melinda. Point MacKenzie (6/2010).

Mueske, Steve. “more furious selves” (2/2006).

Mulrooney, Christopher. The Insurance Commercial (3/2007).

Myers, Gina. Strange Eruptions ● I Like all the Predictable Songs (7/2011).

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Nieves, John A. Backstitch (8/2012).

Norris, Gary. Dead Little Fishies (3/2007).  Cul-de-sac (2/2006).

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O’Connor, Doug. A Mini-Mental State of Mind (4/2008).

Oderman, Kevin. OF CORSE (5/2009) ● Nothing Doing (8/2012).

O’Garden, Irene. Glad to be Human (6/2010).

Ohiomoba, Elinathan N. The Late (Great) Zechariah Olumbayo ● The Hurston/Wright Award winner (1/2005).

Orgera, Alexis. The Old College Tire ● The Wild Child Loves Her Mother ● The Real History of the World, Or (5/2009).

Orlen, Steve. I Had a Dream in Which I’d Lost My Soul (7/2011).

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Park, Susan Firghil. Red Clay ● Sandstorm (1/2005).

Parkison, Aimee. Vision of Mirrors (4/2008).

Patillo, Deborah Wardlaw. Dispatch from Argentina ● Alien Autopsy 18 ● Alien Autopsy 20 ● Welcome Virgin (4/2008).

Pelegrin, Alison. Red State Epistle (8/2012).

Pence, Charlotte. Other Men Smelled Different (7/2011).

Pettit, Jan. Thiebaud ● The Artist’s Mother (3/2007).

Phelps, Karen Borden. Levelland ● Ochre Beneath Mammatus Clouds ● Buzzwords: ● When You Put Metal to Soil ● Tumbleweeds Collected Against the Barbwire Fence ● 2008 Tusculum Poetry Prize finalist (4/2008).

Pope, Aurora. Mandorla, 2011: mixed media on panel and cover  (8/2012).

Pritts, Nate. Of Basic Importance (7/2011).

Potoczny, Marie. Puffins are Cute (3/2007).

Puckett, Mark Damon. The Edible Harmonica (2/2006).

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Quinlan, Alex. “When the mind was freed from death, it became the moon” ● Bridges and Towns ● The Sister (5/2009).  The Solstice, The Armistice ● The Squid (6/2010).

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Ramspeck, Doug. Medicine ● Second Fire (6/2010) ● Carnal Love (8/2012).

Reading, Nicholas. Files: Summer Work I Never Finished (3/2007).

Reed, Talia. A Sunday ● Symptoms ● Newspaper (3/2007).

Reitman, Sharon. Don’t Twitch (4/2008).

Rice, Jonathan. Everything in from the Cold (4/2008).

Robbins, Joshua. After Seven Years of Marriage (6/2010).

Rock, Peter. Annajane (1/2005).

Rodriguez, José Antonio. About Peaches (7/2011).

Roller, Deborah Keller. Alternatives to Rain (1/2005).

Root, William Pitt. Old Hand (2/2006).

Roper, Amy. Embarrassed (8/2012).

Ross, Jamie. Los Conocimientos ● The Shaman’s Wife, with Birds ● Iguana ● Celia ● Strut Your Stuff (3/2007).

Rowland, Garrett. The Guilt Artist ● Inaugural Fiction Prize winner (1/2005).

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Schnecker, Peter. Better than Falluja (1/2005).

Schott, Penelope Scambly. Magpie Defines the Collective Noun (2/2006).

Seaton, Maureen. The End of Larry: collaboration (2/2006).  Sea Level ● Jazmine: collaboration (1/2005).

Shapiro, Maureen Kaplun. Instructions to Child Victims of Torture Regarding Training for the Future Commission of Massacre (1/2005).

Sheedy, John. Buick (2/2006).

Singh, Minal. The Origin of Religion ● Mildness (4/2008).  Language of the Actual ● Delivery or Carrion? ● Annual Report (3/2007).

Skinner, Jeffrey. Gertrude Stein’s Penis (6/2011).

Slatton, Ralph. Untitiled: pen and ink drawing and cover (5/2010).

Smart, Ariel. The Parable of the Blind (2/2006).

Smith, Carmen Gimenéz. Geographic Cure ● Idea in Its Ruinous State (2/2006).

Smith, Clare Brett. Las Hermanas Galán: photograph (3/2007).

Smith, Ethel Morgan. Love Means Nothing (3/2007).

Smith, Patty. You of All People (1/2005).

Smith, S. E. Enormous Sleeping Woman ● There Were Drums (6/2010).

Snodgrass, Jay. Plastic Psalm ● Signals ● Avian Argument (2/2006).  Ramen Memories ● Airport ● Advice ● Paradise (1/2005).

Snodgrass, Kristine. The End of Larry: collaboration ● (2/2006).  The Sky Song ● Elegy for Setsuko ● The Blue Water (1/2005).

Sorensen, Lita. Lines Composed while Listening to Barber’s Adagio (2/2006).

Sorrels, Roy. Gone (3/2007).

Spireng, Matthew J. To Find A House (3/2007).

Stanley, Brian Jay. Night Thoughts (4/2008).

Starkweather, Sampson. from City of Moths (5/2009).

Steiner, Donna. My Atlantic (8/2012).

Strang, Judy. Grace (2/2006).  The Falling Down House (1/2005).

Strisik, Catherine. Bee Sin (3/2007).

Strong, Robert. Parable of the Mojo ● Dear Book of Ruth, (3/2007).

Sullivan, Jennifer Nicole. Mustachio (6/2010).

Sung, Li. Bella, (4/2008).

Svalina, Mathias. A Man in Distress is a Holy Object ● Astonishment (5/2009).

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Tanyavutti, Eric. Authentic (7/2011).

Thomas, Sara. Eric Polman’s “Place with People and Technical Pieces” ● Between Homes ● A Slow Sink (4/2008).

Tierney, Christine. fit (7/2011).

Tinkler, Alan. The Barber ● Delicate Prey (2/2006).

Tolchin, Karen R. The Edible Woman (2/2006).

Tonelli, Chris. Audience ● Mask ● Mouth (5/2009).

Towler, Katherine. Off Season (1/2005).

Trame, Davide. Awakening (3/2007).

Trethewey, Eric. Looking (2/2006).

Turok, Antonio. Maternidad ● El Ixcán ● Niña con Iguana ● Celia: photographs (3/2007).

Tursi, Mark. Soluble Stars ● Surrogate (4/2008).

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VanderMeulen, Matt. The Killer in Dogwood, Ohio (3/2007).

VanDonkelaar, Curtis. Ashes ● 2011 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (7/2011).

Vaughn, DeAnna Stephens. Glossary of Terms My Family Never Used ● The Tusculum Review Poetry Prize winner (2/2006).

von Zerneck, Elizabeth Klise. Autumn (8/2012).

Voros, Ria. My Name ● A Few Words on Dog ● Walk in Laetoli ● Vermiform Appendix ● 2007 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize winner (3/2007).

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Wade, Julie. Aubade ● Yeager (4/2008).

Walker, Jeanine. I Become a Nest ● What Tenants Leave Behind Haunts Like an Insidious Ghost (5/2009).

Wanczyk, David. Sentence and Release (7/2011).

Wangler, Sarah. The Advice Given to Me (8/2012).

Ware, Joshua. Sponge Cake & Original Impulse ● Frequent Lapses of Control (6/2010).

Washburn, Laura Lee. Sunday Night, 69 Bypass (3/2007).

Wegner, Hart. Bloods (4/2008).

Weekley, J. Marcus. As a Boy, Michelangelo Makes a Snowman ● Sharing What? ● What Time Is It? (2/2006).

Wells, Kellie. Three Trinitarians from Fat Girl, Terrestrial (5/2009).

West, Sasha. Blood Orange (8/2012).

Weyant, Karen. Stargazing Under the Influence (7/2011).

White, Ken. Oceana (4/2008).

Wilbanks, Jessica. Live Nativity (8/2012).

Williams, Jenna. If I Needed You ● 2011 Tusculum Review Fiction Prize finalist (7/2011).

Williams, Leslie. The Youngest Ocean ● 2012 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize finalist (8/2012).

Williams, Lisa. Southern Girl Gone Wrong by Chella Courington: review  (2/2006).  Dear Virginia Woolfe (1/2005).

Wilson, Alena Kathleen. The Abomination (8/2012).

Winterer, Heather. Two Men Meet, Each Supposing the Other to Be of Higher Rank ● Initial ● Little Castle in the Air ● Tragedy on Stilts ● Reflecting Window ● 2008 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize winner (4/2008).

Wortman, Stefanie. Reasons for Living Happily (8/2012).

Wright, Amy. Internal Senses ● Ego is Brer’ Rabbit (3/2007).  once written it’s never not been | a part of me ● it’s one way to live. to be content at last contained ● “one thinks with the ear” ● every day’s most quiet need(2/2006).

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Yoder, Janet. I Give You My Heart (7/2011).

York, Jake Adam. Already (2/2006).

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Zacharia, Shellie. Bolero ● Electricity (3/2007).

Zipperer, Amy. Zoey’s Kittens (3/2007).