"Cinnamon and rose wind"
Blue House, Linden Flowers, Plums
by Lyn Lifshin

"Sometimes she meets other widows"
The Mad Girl Watches the Widows
by Lyn Lifshin

"Listened for animals in the blossoms"
The Sinaqua Built Many
by Lyn Lifshin

Rosie's Chrysanthemums ~ Arlington, Washington

"Embroidered flakes of dew"
Early Winter Scene
by Karen Melander-Magoon

"On her way to meet her lover"
Gong Xi Fa Cai

by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"Your leaving cleaves the rib and flesh of me"
Break Up
by Ed Bennett

"This swift night"
Keepsake
by Joan McNerney

Reflections ~ Beaver Creek Reserve, Eau Claire, WI

Ruin and Light
by Danielle Beazer Dubrasky
Reviewed by: Ed Bennett

Ghost Town ~ Between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado

From Dos Madres Press
The Gospel According to Judas
by Keith Holyoak

Cobalt Glass ~ Arlington , Washington

Warm up with a bowl of your favorite winter comfort food
Cauliflower Soup
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Seafood, herbs and spices share the stage in this fish stew that's sure to warm you up on the chilliest nights
Ciopino
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John

The success of this soup depends on the freshness of  
the watercress
Watercress Soup 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Fiery Skies ~ Denver, Colorado

Amy Kappler (Seclusion & Ghost Town)
Sharmagne Leland-St. John (Rosie's Chrysanthemums & Blue Glass)
Jeannie Roberts (Reflections)
Yaseen Mahdi (Fiery Skies )