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Lydia Before by Aliya Whiteley, March 5, 2012
Everything I'm about to tell you is a lie.
I met her at the aquarium, and she was me. She was wearing a different coat; it was red, with puffed sleeves. It looked like one I had when I was little—I can picture the old photograph now. Me at seven. Standing to attention against an anonymous brick wall, my hands held flat against my thighs, like a little soldier on duty. How I used to perform for that camera, and for the father who held it, but not any more. My own coat is a brown three-quarter length number, without shiny buttons or look-at-me-lapels.
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Issue Thirty-Four (December 19, 2011):
Batman #12 by Barr Bielinski «»
The Normal Thing by Mickey Laurence Cohen «»
Gray Dogs by Chauna Craig «»
Xenoliths by Joseph Gross «»
The Fifth Way of Wearing Vermillion by Kathleen Hellen «»
Out of Many by Anne Hensley «»
Bus Driver by Alex Higley «»
Zong by Emily-Jo Hopson «»
The Worst Shark Attack Ever by Trevor Houser «»
A Disagreement between Gentleman Hunters by Geoff Kronik «»
Squall by Susan Rukeyser «»
Master of the Art of Longrange Tenpins by Fortunato Salazar «»
One Truth by Curtis Smith «»
Running by R.S. Thomas «»
The Freeze by Virgie Townsend «»
Broken Bow by Lex Williford «»
Interviews:
Barr Bielinski «»
Mickey Laurence Cohen «»
Chauna Craig «»
Joseph Gross «»
Kathleen Hellen «»
Anne Hensley «»
Alex Higley «»
Emily-Jo Hopson «»
Trevor Houser «»
Geoff Kronik «»
Susan Rukeyser «»
Curtis Smith «»
R.S. Thomas «»
Virgie Townsend «»
Lex Williford «»
Cover Art "Warhol's Appropriated Soup" by Marty Ison «»
Letter From the Editor
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SmokeLong Feature
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Smoking with Justin Chen January 27, 2012
This is part of an intermittent series of interviews with the artists who illustrate the wonderful stories we publish.
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