This issue features a wonderful experimental piece by Bob Potocki as well as a new mystery by our good friend and professional novelist Miriam Lee.  And, as promised, Joyce Bradshaw's trilogy entitled "The Wanderers" continues this issue leaving you hanging for the conclusion scheduled for our Fall 2003 edition!

& presents new works by contributing editor Guy Qualls as well as two new pieces by Farida Mihoub.

Our cover illustration entitled "Spring" flowed from the pen of Elissa Ferguson, a professional illustrator and designer based in Chicago, IL.

And no issue would be complete without the artistic stylings of Paul Tucker and his series "Vex".

Finally, I've started a new "guest opinion" section entitled Then Again...  Our first guest editorialist is Guy Qualls.

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Table of Contents

ARTWORK

Spring - Cover Illustration
Elissa Ferguson

Vex: King George and the Madman
Paul Tucker

FICTION

The Wanderers - Part 2
Joyce G. Bradshaw

Mom, Murder and Chocolate Cake
Miriam Lee

Duet
Bob Potocki

NON-FICTION

Little Poor Kid
Guy R. Qualls

POETRY

Free
Like The Truth
Farida Mihoub

Birds In My Tree
Number 4
Guy R. Qualls