"An ice sheet still sheens the bird bath"
Elements
by Cynthia R. Pratt

"The secret passing through the wind"
After Watching Snowy Owls,
Our Friend Loses Her Mind
by Cynthia R. Pratt

"Crawl into the quiet icy glow of your home"
Building An Igloo
Truckee, California, 1950
by Cynthia R. Pratt

"Chants stormy incantations"
The Cat, the Coyote and the Crow
by Laura LeHew

"The warm juices only lovers know"
Totems
by Martina Reisz Newberry

"The angel of death has crow-dark wings."
We’re About to Boil the Eggs When
by Sarah Busse

"Soft morning love songs"
Zephyr
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"The high pitched urgency of crickets"
Everything here is free that matters
by Phibby Venable

"I wanted to know what the elders chanted"
At Kitsilano Beach
By Rochelle Mass

"Water flowed among the stones"
Connected
by Carl Berkowitz

"If I just had wings"
The Caterpillar and the Butterfly
by Mina V. Kirby

"Snake trail rhythm"
Along the Path
by Jane Roop

The Countries We Live In
by David Radavich
Reviewed by: Ed Bennett

Whiplash: When the Vietnam War rolled a hand grenade into the Animal House
by Denis R. O'Neill

Nothing beats this dish on a winter Saturday
Dublin Coddle
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Great as a side dish or a "stick to the ribs" meal in itself
Irish Champ
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Although English by invention this drink is great for washing down Irish fare.
Black Velvet
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Sharmagne Leland-St. John