In fiction, David Huddle’s story of erotic attraction, Jeffrey Ihlenfeldt’s piece about erotic love. Marko Fong’s ironic tale of a little Chinese/American boy. Chris Helvey’s story of a middle-aged man’s search for himself. A big poetry issue, featuring Leslie Ullman. Richard Hoffman, and many more fine poets. In nonfiction, read Arya-Francesca Jenkins’ essay about her Colombian/American identity. And Laurie Stone’s about gender identity. And Rick Wile’s about spiritual and class identity. View David Weinberg’s photographs depicting the identities of the homeless. This issue explores identity . Please do write comments after reading. The authors and readers love to hear from you.
Lee Hope, editor-in-chief
Lee Hope, is the author of the novel Horsefever, a finalist in the Midwest Book Awards. She is a recipient of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, and a Maine Arts Commission Fellowship for Fiction. She has published stories in numerous literary journals such as Witness and The North American Review. She founded and directed a low-residency MFA program and has taught at various universities. She also teaches for Changing Lives Through Literature, which serves people on probation and parole.
