Sunset~ Sunday~Emily© Jeanette Hocevar

"The lake is a drum the rain beats"
Water Says Airplane
by Laura L. Snyder

"Only echoes remain"
Extinctions
by Laura L. Snyder

"The scent of coffee begins to bloom"
Wood Cookstove
by Laura L. Snyder

My Dad © Jeanette Hocevar

"Starlings nest beneath the eaves"
Snowfall
by Kirstin Roedell

"Just go until the blacktop stops"
Mojave Spring - The Petroglyphs
by Ed Bennett

"The white pirouettes ceased"
Snowflakes in July
by Austin Alexis

"Fireworks exploded into stars"
Braving Big Bear Lake
by Mary Langer Thompson

"Chain link and barbed wire stands between me and the child I used to be"
Look Homeward
by Janet Leister

"Thoughts of winter impossible in July"
Now that we are leaving
by Paula Goldman

Flag 152 ©Jeanette Hocevar

Clothesline Logic
by Rikki Santer

Reflecting flag © Jeanette Hocevar

Interview with Kristin Roedell
by Ed Bennett

Avenue of Flags ~ Arlington, WA © Mark Melnick

“Gitanita”
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Piedmont Blues
by Mark Melnick

Venice Canal, Venice, CA © Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A perfect pie crust for the 4th of July and summer fruit and berry harvest
Oat Pie Crust
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

A divine combination of sweet and tangy flavours with spicy overtones
Peppers and Hummus
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Arlington Cemetery ~ Arlington, WA © Mark Melnick

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We welcome poet Ed Bennett on board as an alternate editor

Jeanette Hocevar
Mark Melnick
&
Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Crossroads of the World © Sharmagne Leland-St. John