Cover: The Kings of Hovey Lake , by Vincent Natale, a self-taught artist, living and working in South Philadelphia. Currently his work is available at Galleria Bellissima in the Italian Market and Galleria Tango in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. In 2004, his painting The Red Road was awarded the Merit Prize from the Cape May County Art League.

Additional artwork:

Thief of Hearts and Tongue Tied by Aloysius. Most recently, Aloysius’ work has been sold at Whitney Works formerly on Main Street, Manayunk, La Petite Gourmet in West Chester, and at Xando/Cosi in Bryn Mawr.

Comfort Zone by Indigene. Indigene is a Philadelphia-based artist whose work is heavily influenced by her Caribbean-American heritage and her travels in search of the stories of her ancestral past.

3 Mamaie by Simona Josan. Ms. Josan moved to South Philadelphia from Romania eleven years ago, and her heritage still haunts her work. She has been painting for over thirteen years, and is an opening partner at BRAVO, a community art school in Port Richmond. 

Poetry

D.B. Hoeber
Untitled

Jeanne Obbard
Missing Your Station

T. Nicole Cirone
Fireflies

Margaret A. Robinson
Pickin' 'em

Kelley Jean White
Called

Alison Hicks
Familiar

Maria Ligos
The White Tree Peony

Local Author Profile:
Shawn McBride