The ripple effect of our efforts may
be hard to calculate. In “Letters to
the Editor,” a reader credits Facets with inspiring
a television news story about managing her chronic illness.
One returning and one new poet address
the "ripple effect" of war in their work. Lynn Strongin
relates a passing glazier’s van to the parade of military
conflicts in this century and the last in “Glass-Smith
& Co.” The consequence of those conflicts is brought
home vividly in Edward Salem’s “Babies
in Palestine.”
In this issue’s poetry, we feature
several fine poets who are new to these pages, including Harris
Gardner, Shethra Jones-Hoopes (publishing for the first time here),
and Johanna Pittman. Among the poets returning to our pages are
Marion Cohen, Doug Holder, Zyskandar Jaimot, Rebecca Lu Kiernan,
and Susan Rawlins.
In fiction this issue we have the edgy, streaming-consciousness
examination of a fractured relationship, "Blinkered"
by Colin Fleming, Maura Greene's poignant snapshot of
the final days of a favorite dance hall, "Last
One Standing", the surreal yet very real fable,
"Elephant" by Will Hartman,
and finally "Salvatore Giambaressi,
Numbers Runner, Reader" by Tom Sheehan, which looks
at the problems of being a poet amidst tougher company.
In addition to stories and poems, for
your browsing pleasure, we have Rinat Harel’s photographs,
“Writers’ Resources,”
“News About Facets Writers,”
and Bill Routhier’s review of the new jazz recording, Zeitgeist
Improvisations.
The next issue of Facets is
scheduled to appear in October 2006. Between now and then, we hope
you find much to your liking in these pages.
Anne
M. Hudson
Poetry Editor
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William
Routhier
Fiction Editor |
