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Who made it? Issue #5

Who made it?

January 2021 | Issue #5

With “The Beach Bum and the Midwestern Freshman” by Zebulon Huset

“Clairvoyant” by The Story So Far.

With “Sink or Swim” by Heather Diamond

abstract seagull a couple shades deeper than the sea background
Sea Glass in oil on canvas by friend of the author, Sandra York.
figure skater Tiina Pakkanen skating on a frozen lake
Click image to watch figure skater Tiina Pakkanen. If you don’t have a Facebook account, watch here. Photo and film by photographer Esko Liukas.

Acknowledgments

Background photo of window by Marina1408 from Bigstock.

Photo of woman by Natasha_S from Bigstock.

Background photo of open door by AkintevS from Bigstock.

Background photo of lighthouse by maxime raynal from Flickr.

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Who made it? Issue #4

Who made it?

December 2020 | Issue #4

With “Avian Elegies” by Shannon Bowring

“Birds of America – The Supreme Collection” by John James Audobon.

With “A Thing of Beauty” by Nancy Jorgensen

abstract of flowers in vase with pinks, oranges, red and yellows
Flowers is an intaglio print made with copper plates by Maggie Lach.
“A Chorus of Frogs” by Great Smoky Mountain Association.

With “oil spill” by Liam Strong

Right Brain in acrylic, sodium chloride, and ink, by Deb Farrell.

Acknowledgments

Photo of boat in water by SimonBratt from Bigstock.

Background photo of feathers by Evie Shaffer from Pexels.

Background photo of mulberries by Thirdman from Pexels.

“Mouth of the Cuyahoga River” courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HAER OHIO,18-CLEV,17-8, via Wikimedia Commons.

Background photo of Petoskey stones by Debchristiansen, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Who made it? Issue #3

Who made it?

November 2020 | Issue #3

With “Corralling” by Mary Warren Foulk

self portrait photo of author's shadow against rock and sand
Self-portrait photo by author.
“Midlife Crisis” by Faith No More.

With “Wish” by W.A. Schwartz

acrylic abstract painting of angel with long blue hair
From a private collection, Angel in mixed media on paper (acrylic, India ink, gesso, oil pastels, colored pencils, tile mortar) by friend of the author, Tom Lavie.

With “The Family Dollar” by Catherine Schmitt

abandoned dollar store with church in background
Photo of abandoned Family Dollar in Maine by author.
text of Henry David Thoreau's views on economy
Quotes by Henry David Thoreau.

Acknowledgments

Grass photo by FOX from Pexels.

Bunny Mousse. Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts, General Foods Corporation, 1977. 

Maine dollar stores map from “Dollar Stores in Maine” by C. Milkowski, University of Southern Maine.

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Who made it? Issue #2

Who made it?

October 2020 | Issue #2

With “Pioggia” by JC Reilly

Abstract cover art of a cello with yellows, maroon, blues, and purples
“Cello Flight” composed and performed by Melissa Westgate.
Photo of alley in Venice by author JC Reilly. 

With “Jumpers” by Seth Jani

“The Late John Garfield Blues” by John Prine.

With “ballad of tribades / song of sodomites” by Hazelle Lerum

Child diagram showing the parts of a flower.
Preschool science project by Rafferty Smith.
“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll” by Ian Dury.