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Table of Contents
Vol. 3, Iss. 1
March, 2006

 

Cover Art by Kathleen Babb

Cover: Solitude  by Suzanne Comer. Suzanne's love of nature is reflected in her unique photo-art creations, which evolve from combining elements of her digital photographs. Her most recent work focuses on the mandala theme. Suzanne's photo-art pieces have been featured in many Philadelphia area juried exhibitions. website

Stories
by
Raima Evan
Gittel and the Golden Carp
Zack Pelta-Heller
Lee's Rant
Melissa Mowday
Lantanas and Rain
Betsy L. Haase
Pieces

 

Art

Creation
Ashraf Osman is a practicing architect living and working in Philadelphia who was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon during the civil war .
Red
Blue
"Red" & "Blue" are recent wax collages that Osman completed as part of his thesis on Memory and Forgetting. "Creation" was an earlier watercolor landscape.

Nicole Porter is studying Art Therapy at Hahnemann. A lifetime painter, her current works may be viewed at Galleria Bellisima located in the Italian Market. She teaches art at Settlement Music School's Kaleidoscope Preschool Arts Enrichment Program.

Ernest Williamson III is a self-taught painter and pianist, who has published poetry and visual art in over fifty online and print journals.
The Artist as Vase by Ernest Williamson III © 2006
He holds the B.A. and the M.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Memphis. Currently, Ernest is a doctoral student at Seton Hall University in the field of Higher Education and he is a member of The International High IQ Society based in New York City. Ernest is 29 years old and he appreciates your criticisms of his work.

 

Poetry

Liz Dolan
Death Reels

M. Frost
Azaleas

Beth Feldman Brandt
The Littoral Zone

plus exclusive web content:
Alexander Long
Unfinished Love Poem

Local Author Profile:
Greg Frost

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Editors Quickpicks
Reviews and Recommendations

 

 

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