"Her thighs remember relief when he slid into life"
Final Night
by Tina Hacker

"Jenna flinched at her daughter’s laughter"
Jenna’s Sterling
by Tina Hacker

"Telling tales of an Eden that never had a chance"
Second Place
by Tina Hacker

Lavender's Blue, Dilly Dilly~ Big Sur, California

"Sometimes I hear Taps lingering in the air"
Section 60
by Pete Justus

"Was there a song in her dark eyes"
Was There a Poem
by Ralph Murre

"Multicolored ribbons framed high on my wall"
Forget I Gave You Ancestors to Die For
by Elisavietta Ritchie

"I measure each line in her palm the day she is born"
Argil - Pure Clay
Kate Kingston

"Watered by the tears"
"God Bless America"
by Jodi Hottel

"He believes she will rise again."
Potholes
by Peggy Barnett

"The creek froze in stages"
The night has a soul of it's own
by Harper Brautighan

"I'm not one for fussy domestic arts"
Piecrust
by Mary Eliza Crane

"In hieroglyphs and gothic curls,"
I hold to myths of freedom and dignity
by David Matthews

Wildflowers ~ Northern California

California Gold ~ Los Gatos, California

Manoleria
by Daniel Khalastchi
Reviewed by Ed Bennett

Thistle ~ Big Sur, California

My Life on Little River
by Phibby Venable
edited by Ed Bennett

A Bicycle Built for Three ~ Brown Hackle Lodge, Arlington, Washington

Add a bit of spice to the leftover easter eggs with this delicious salad
Easter Egg Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Enliven your taste buds with a strange earthy sweetness that is foreign yet delightful.
Rose~Saffron~Pistachio Ice Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Irises~ Whidbey Island, Washington

Sharmagne Leland-St. John

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California Poppies ~ Los Gatos, California