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TOM W llL,IAM S}(SUMM£R IN A S0U1HfRN (tTY tt'S (II(., j((!f>f>N'lg OUtSfdi!

To the soond of sirens.

Somer•mes. when rhe~ Alt Ns shifred c) ll!Y1 SNSOt'lS To spring planerary dust To gather be/Ott a flOfl'f)i}I miri>!X

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CHISTOPHEFl ROBLEV}{EP/PHANY'

Tile entire Chrisr.;an NarrarNe

out,,, front of me on the board.

•llvstrat11')f) to rhe ckm a cr1tK's cour5e for inteqyeting Ki'ng Lear 0-NOOl'l- Lvc.ifer's faN· MM'S fall- Chrrr1·

S.&Jv.)tKJn. JudgemMt· Eternity...

My eyes"'°"" t19ht """'9 f/l(' fine I th()()9f1t of.

Su~ school at age SIX· vacation Bible School a r nme~ bi,oltStn ar r~'l('{!.'f'- btbSe sludy Mon<»y 11'91>ts

A c009h came from the back of the room.

The church bells tang llOOf"I from rile dw>el.

A chalk etaw mo'&lt!d dO'OsS rhe chronolOgy, fif$1 (k)Ur};ng I(.

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PERRY MAOOOX}(ALBANIAN DREAMS {W1nnc1, Margare1 Haley C;,tpe,,rer Pr;z~ for Poerry)

Long afret llK'l<!IJ(Yldetfr assorrmCflt had set lhe deck ol fate a work« among miHions sAices lhe $kjn ol a linger on the rotor of an

vn-oJ«I ~ dl!Vke, ~from m>gtoo.

Long alter random fertilization had derermtned rhc <old reahl)' of c/llngs. ii <frop of o.tKt l>lood f~ on rhe dfY r1eer.

causing 1t ro sJlde b.Kk 1nto place and run 4g<'N(I. Long afrcr rhe crOS5Jng over of motlfY fr()fl'I dead un(Je lo~ rich nephew. a young man

av1akes N> a pet>thouse to a throbting thumb bvr ~ l'lO u~ in 1: 1Jfld rcrums ro $ffH!P

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GREG GUIFFRIDA}(NY AFTERNOON Hts

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ShpptXJ Ol'l 4 pcJrch of oil in lhe srree1 One knee bumped t~ ~h.. be.if no Ot'lt' s.Jw He COl'lli'nul!d M !.tt/M and pre:ended he did il on purpose,

like an ;mpromptu dance srep.

He v1a!ke<1 pasr it shmy hot <Jog c.ort tJfld nodded to the targe bearded man slumped over it The $1.Jn l)ume<J lhtough th('

umbte!J.>•boWN>dg/1ttened on r.heman's 101~ ·Hol ~for y~?· the '/(!('l(/or asked, hoping to seil one mote ~varm ~ befOfe r{]:r~ring 1t'l(J();ors

He smded symparherK;Olty iNld

concll'lve<J w~lking. Fout m<W block$ 10 go. S..ds rn<kr.d dovm his forehead, creeping ovr of his t/lick rutty hair He WclS ten minutes late, Md she was Impatient

Ma)'be she'H wait he though: M.l)·be no1.

He coufdn'r E.'W'fl lhmk of flJllning He WM 100 "veak fO Step O(ltO thl! CUtb,

much fess. run. Besides, Ns shoes vKWtd

()lobably I.it""'" The blue Swoosh hung by its Iii!' siappmg the sidewafk. The laces trailed behrnd He would hiwe bovght a new ~r. bvr l'le

needed rhc gas money ro get ro the dry.

He dhvays di'd this. She sipped from the bottle of 5.)(1 Pt:lhgrino

on rhc white (.>b/edorh Het finger ttcKed the lWt drcJe 1hat the l)orrle ktfr It WM ~cool

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mor~ so sl'le Nd aski!d table outside. She reg1erted st as rhe afternoon sun d;'mbed Hef long hair draped over he< l)(t(k HCI shou/Mfs 111i!t'e s™ded. but her ~cooked undemwth the blanket The

He Nd c~Ued herd ~ve(>k ago, hopes SOclring. She sounded tired when she pi<;tf'd 1JP the /)hOllC, lJtld m<)(t tif«I ~~ She heard who rt was. He1 voke was quiet, the wotds hesitiUlt.. M 1f she iv.JS abo<if to ya1m lit ~ br~k. After one mklute he regrerr(!d calf;ng her. ...,, 1hoogh he

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monrhs COllV1no'ng hims«f he .-.<Jro Theychatted She dldn'r <¥<'. he tried IO soond like he dJdfl'l. He told her he

was coming to too.m next ~ and he'd /ewe io se her. HoWs

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Another yawn clfmosr (!WJl oor She kntllv she M.'C<J«J llfl e«u~ but somethtng kept hf.v from finding one. She h#Nrd 'he~ come oor. but they ..~!;Jr av1.ty, f!tdiOtng

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smell of h<Y condrtlOflet sat ~ the air.

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Jesus.. He SfJlt h.)S those

shoes. She was disgvsted for a

mmute, rhen she re:m~ F/of;d<t He Sfuffe<J his v1aflet

DtKI keys bef0te l/w!r .....mt

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Witll her eyes

lt/fM(hed s/w.lt from the ~re. ~ coofd ~rt Hd pi.)id

bathing suit. the emp:y wine

coo.'et1. The water v.-as 1v.vm iMd ditry. She k'1>1 loll>ng our of hef ~kim.

He saw her smltk She was s.irt1n9 bJ<k tn tile 111fCk(lf Cl'#>lf v1atch.lng thtough the tables on the f)dtio He Qumped NlfO a \•1at'ttY and tgM>t«i hJ.s dirty look, He tried 10 1e¥.f her e,es bf:hind the Olw s~sses. but cOUldfl't She ScJr r/lere, reve.almg nothing Het cheeks v.'efe red from the ~m ~got (0 the

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to stand up and hug him She <P<Jn·r With hdlf~ng het

a tired $/itug ~ C~ ifllO

rhe chaJt, grabbing a doth MJ)k1fl ro w!{>C the Slvt"'\lt off hi:s

fMt He rrolllcd that M look.t<I like shit. especially to a fx>.autiful blonde tn a small sundress, who hild bettef thin<JS to do.

She sat there. 1vaiting fOf him to SIJY someth11"19. A few pt~t momef!U {»SS«l .JS his mw'ld

He wt up ond O(JeMd his moutfl. but only fer our a QU.it>t sigh. He left powerless as she rOSSt;>d the lasr ~h of wqref tn hef movrh and pirt.ed up her purse. The c/lair creaked sadly

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clS stie stood up.

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But She ~ft She \viJ/k«.1 nght p.ttt him. $llC.k.dlg a s.oft hand out to brush a curl off of his foreheitd. th~ hem of Iler

skirt w.-ept his arm. He lisrooed ro her heels cbck a-.~y from hrm, boiNng 1't1 r.he drdft of her perfume

The sunhghi l>kiaJ<J from her 1vhlrt dtf'SS. whkh dra()(.'d OVCt" hfY brM.s-rs Mid llovll!d ooro the table. She looked down at the drny, (JllsJiaY(!(I f6(.(! $QVJl'lllfl9

He cOf.lk:fn'r tvrn iJfOV/td to \V8tCh /)(!( wJik 1)111/Jy. 111(! chair held h;m pl'isonet tile

up a1 her. He fetr hts srom.trch

smeared empty bottfe of water. a wrinkled ~pk.in

IWISt with the Ut!Jf! to grab her shovfdiYS. push her b8<k fr)to tM se.1t Mid .stroom OU! ~'et)' dream he lldd dbour her fOf the p;JSt three yei'IJ.. lloiidit, Md)-'fflOflt the f1¥;slu'p

motel. His fingers clMched the afmresr.

r~ed. He had never put much tiloughr Jnro wfl,,tt he lW>Uld Ktuall>j say to her. She 111atched flakes scdttet to the 9found when he scratched rhe SJ<Je of hJs head. She Sdl r/tefe

waiting. Un<omfOf'tiJbSe

silences tniJde her <omfonable-

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LAUAA NAZIMEK)(AT THAT SHE IS CALLEO (Nominated, Margaret H1lcy Carpe11t(!r Prl'te tor Poetry)

Grape 'jelly is smeitted across hef wide fa<e as she rpe«My gr.tbs a1 my bel<Ned p<tpl!rS. My thoughts ¥K1 prNacy Me at once crushed up ~111$t he< sof1 flt.sh, And they stick there ffl:e l~t'*'5 Ml .woul1d he< N'Kiulgetit mouth.

One b-j one, she tear.s off the dlres and the names and the pictures of my mos:r p1eoous dreams affd .st.:imps them NtsNy wirh a- .Smoid«lf'l9 iron With m<KI J.tughter alld cruel 111drfff!len<e she stuffs thl!m aJJ into a l.l$ed envelope and tosses'' n'lto r/le ~ rxx:ker of her coor Her baJdfng hwd and her bl:rl.ened teelh hobble off Jflto the svnset •'/here she finally sirs beneath a sappy tree and thumbs 1htough my S!atned j04JtNJls. Un~ 00/ot's tlnd SOUndS s11111J from her bf(Nlt/1 as she pastes stem and seeds and l1o11..er petals all~ my won:ls.

With a g(IJbby pet'tCJI in her harids $he sigfls and coughs 11111N rfle dvnl'Jd(lng moot11i9ht •'sa mert!' uub of w<l:)' attd no longer bums,

And so 1 w~e from rhe unteS( ro meet her again.

Sh~ d <Oated m tht< Syrup of rhc ,YOO<fs and gm.s ol t~ ftt!kh.

My pcJperS smefl bke 1he exotic indulgMce of a SWl!el looth

and 1am11e911y SKkened

1pay N!r. ¥id she giws me ch:Jf19C from her musry IXJf'SI!, She stares at me as if I am the chang;ng ~th« and sv1a)"$ mysr~IOUSly to some distant mUS1c.

There is a la®'Ndriiy in her mlky skin and wKJc feer.

I am 1ntr.glft!d by l"#Y Cly$tJI f)1!'$. a1ld yet frighretH!d by hf!r extr.l'l'agance I rtmember myself 1clutch my papers and tul'I from :M m:K!N!'SS of late night aumbs itf'KI ashes.

There couklt>'t be ()('}e M ho«ible as she.

And yet 5he h.u r~d niy WOfd$, Written them as if tmagindrion.

CRAIG BROMLEY}fUNTIT!fO

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DANI EL BIEGELS0N)t 1HR££ IN D•MINOR

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'Wdke up, Vl<lke up, vtake up, v1ake I.IP •

7he )'Otlng miHl rolled onto his left Sl(fe the betret to cJddlcs:s his youngest brotmv, age two.

B""">'""tf!d and shaggy-headed, a bum in a subulban bed. he sqvinced i'n lhe to<ldlet'S genetaf dlt«tJOft. ~hi$ mouth, raised his arms. cradled his head

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no medns am I to be VIW:en up OOfore noon on 5.)tut<kly Every othet <Hy t~s tS ~cepia/>le, so 1 ooderstand )'OU confvslon, but.

Smith. seriously.. aher all this

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1easonably uit~ligent lndMdual Ille yourself would have figt;ted rhe sit!Jdrion ovti' Jn rn.).ny countnes. Maldf$ia f()( lmrance, it is a capttdl offense to v1ake the h~ of the hovse befOfe

noon on S,,tvtd<ly Opirau That tneatt5 f y;ookj ha~ the right to hack your /Jule'"°" yrot-okJ he.Jd off/ f.JO\V isfl't tMt 'SJ.ffy?'

Smith Jumped on top of hfS

8<1t Smith ~·le)$ gone tollinfJ dOwn the hi#J~~i' ro hfs room. half runnmg, hdff crawfing The toddler·s shrlN demon 99f}k bwticed off tile ~v.)fts l1J:e a thousand OOd cheds.

HI$ elrJet stumbkd out of rhe (hOCO/.)l~S<><lked b«ifOOl'n, OK'I the pile$ of potn

magaztneS. dirty clothes, n<:W'P'P<:" lUSA TIXl<>y) ;,nd

old boxes of cllicken nuggcrs. bringmg to e.>rth with tJ crash a grotesque ceramic 8uddha. The priflc.'1 laft<J«f ()(I ms big tight t()(>. but die huntet 1')00lt!d the sound 4nd rhe sh¥p shoollng pain svddenly radiating up ff'Om hiS f()Ot, seeking ono/ Smith.

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Big btolher opened 1he door dttd srepf)(>d on <> brOkttt tego robot Again the sharp pain. ¥,),;,, I~ ye/Mg and ,.,...,mg, 5mJth l~ughed rio'ousJy t>Mooth h'5 h~narory mound. like a frog unckr rhe ctef!k ~ oor of the Sfl.jke'.s sight The ekJer SQl dOwn ()(J s.rn;1h's btJd (<> sm311 mattress placed indelicately and asymmerti<,alty in the midd1e of the ik>o<J blld IJ<Jdre$.SIXJ the closet doot: ·~

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hiwe no tespect for i#Uthonty.

You have violated my

'Yd hquld eat.v>· slimy faced

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blob, ya'd beltef bMg rhar

t.n'nl!'S. No putN~t has changed you pattetflS of - . v""<I>. I m'l}h1 add. bOCome l'f'IOfe lfPlmOIJI by the month. IA'fly. only last weet

P'llnpe<·wtwm' d<ny behind

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Smith sli#mmed his bedtoom dOO( and, M!httng' ~ ()( d(>Wl1sh ~ {i)('I (0 hi$

closet opened the door. and hid under a pile of comforters and bo¥d games. HI$ btofher lolkw.-.d ,,.,,..,,. 100 close «> the young ()fl(', for he ran

headlong mto ~ jvst·clor«I

door. hiS ~rthlJI

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meetJng the wood with a sound knock

ekJer·s k.nees. giggfmg. and threw his favorite bottle at the

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StXii tomfoolery as rhis WOflld hive nevtN oossro )'OUt m•"nd.

Yer now;, is a common Sarl.Jfday morning pvrsuir 1 don't CJndersri)fl(J you, Smlrh Tell tM v,<hat'.S YnOl'lg. Wh.i)t hdve I done?·

~. Sm1rh snrlered.

Here rhe M'ltet' mJy be petmJtted 10 OOt(I ~·11th rotM objectM'ty that rhJs was no small f~t for a fi'IO-}Wf·Ol'd boy

"IS 1t becdU'St' mom iSn'I around? Is ir preschool,

Smirh7 00 y0u 11or 1;1;c tM

J>uglt. 1l>ook Ms cubbyhole, and kded rhe door thtee rimes

Chifd Smith stepped gingerly onro tile ftOQt of his 'Sl'f).)N room irt tM OO<k of the tr~ H<* looked dovm at the lWltchmg body of f'Ns only tHorher. sav1 the sing.le rMJfec of blood roJLfltJ slowly d<>wn tile Side of his head. Gr.wity carried it mro big btothet's ~fr f'>'t'. ivhic:h '"~ ()l>(NI Md v.X-¥11 frA:e., stuffed bdd's.. Smith ·s liny pinkish hand reached ovr to his bfothC! He

'Hm. I see Anothef outbursl of vfo/Mce I'm disappo1nred in

and shook him. t;ny sobs shw;Jking his ov.n tx>o);,

other diffdroo? IS it lhe dog

aroond (he cortier 1'/ho uproots dlJffo<Jils IJ(}(/ S111fls crorchMl Does nor bmg able to £\1lt Jott of solid food do this ro )QI? Hil";I(? y(IU Staffed <Joing <Jf1J9$7 Arc yov itt rhar r...10--)'Nr-cld g<W)9..

Smith?"

B.Kly Smttl1 laugh«! .:t JUK:y

rovched his bt«h«'s stioutder you, Smith- So much porentJM VtJSted. YOU wt'r'I? bom lJ ~ young man. you kt'IO'N. S<>me/lQw l l sef!ITI$ the demands of soc1eiy IJfe 100 9rNr fof you Too hNvt a btxden. Ifs hard befng without piJfeflfS, ISl>' t 11

Smith? )'bv h<:l...e r~ co look up to, of course-. "

ene.o·cJock SWl srf&)f(le<J;,, t/lr0U9l1 the dusf)' blinds. A board game left behind in the <loser cocoon shiffed and fell ~wth a muted er~. StrNrh knelr dovm and stated hard into

his bforhers fiKe ¥Id ITl(Wlfd hrs morrwng Cl')' 'Ylake up, v1ake up, ~ke vp,

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She remembers the daughter who planted Jighr burbs 111 hopes of 1.,,;ng • 9'0"'"19 SJfv<r mopie

Before lM storms of NJ1e- SA.Jmtrl(!f

The storms came and 1-'.eit then

The etvttimn wllld S(ripp«/ che /&1..-es from tiled pla<es Md she grew vp. long""J To hJCJe herself in the rmdnight held in rhe anns of the trees.

To ~ hffle/f trJ rhe ~ of the catf'S sil:Je

The Sn(»" fell qvi<Ne< thiJl W111rer Th.ltl t/l<! ~M

rw before. Eveiy ye.>r, quielt't.

visitors came, their steps auncJied harshly, S!iJrtling. /i'ke cl frl{}hren«t f)()fltl(jge bvrslrng chtough the str.'I air WhM the ffOflt SC'fHll doof SlO/)ped banging I() Its (~ She kstened to the ca.Cm. apprai1.ed he< lout wai% And conrintlt'd knircmg the d<'licate liKc <vtta1ns SM l1Uf19 ~ ht!t" 'V)l')OOt.'d. /IJytr upon l;J)l(Y.

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