Essay in THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2018; (cited in BAE 2015, 2016); PUSHCART poetry finalist

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Fall/Winter 2015

Fall/Winter 2015

If you haven’t heard, Solsiticelitmag received two citations for Notable Essays in The Best American Essays 2015. Jabari Asim and Mary Collins were chosen. Congratulations!

In this issue, we wish to honor the twentieth anniversary reissue of Richard Hoffman’s iconic, prescient memoir Half the House (New Rivers Press), a profound look into childhood abuse that has influenced many victims to come forward and take action. A must read! Also, please go to our Blog in this issue for a provocative, relevant interview with Richard.

We also are honoring Lou Jones, internationally known photographer, by featuring selections from his powerful new series, panAFRICAproject, which includes our cover photograph. Check out his artist’s statement in photography.

And as fiction editor, I offer thanks to our talented cast of diverse writers, a testament to co-existence in this time of division. From Donna Gordon’s literary horror story; to Tom Whalen’s postmodern take on a German language school; to Sarah Colwill-Brown’s tale of sexual exploitation; to William Petersen’s lyrical story of a jazz musician; to Brett Riley’s story of a disgraced vet; to two vastly different novel excerpts: Kim McLarin’s set back in the tumultuous life of a freed slave, and Alan Davis’s life of a marginal dreamer starting in the 60s.

These talented authors will enrich us, derail us, challenge us. So delve into our current issue, read on!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editors' Notes

  • Editor’s Note
    by Lee Hope
  • Nonfiction editor’s note
    by Richard Hoffman
  • Poetry Editors’ Note
    by Ben Berman

Fiction

  • Horror Movies
    by Donna Gordon
  • From My Time in the Language School
    by Tom Whalen
  • Nettles
    by Sarah Colwill-Brown
  • What Lies in Ambush
    by Brett Riley
  • Satisfaction
    by William Petersen
  • Novel Excerpt
    The Negro Claim
    by Kim McLarin
  • Novel Excerpt
    From The Theater of the Invisible Guests
    by Alan Davis

Nonfiction

  • Excerpt
    Half the House
    by Richard Hoffman
  • Sariling Atin—our very own, we are our stories
    by Tomas Nieto
  • excerpt I: the real h.u.
    by Randall Horton
  • “Spiritual Opioid Dreams”
    by Penny Dickerson
  • An Unfinished Story About Eagles
    by Richard Wile
  • Space Heart
    by Linda Buckmaster
  • Shopping
    by Kathleen Aguero
  • It Grows Back: Three Students
    by J.D. Scrimgeour
  • Wounds and Secretions
    by Genia Blum
  • “#IAmEmerson?”
    by Christopher J. Calhoun

Photography

  • panAFRICAproject
    by Lou Jones

Poetry

  • Six Poems
    by Karl Krolow
  • Three Poems
    by Kuno Raeber
  • Rajasthan, Cloud Cover
    by Meena Alexander
  • Little Burnt Holes
    by Meena Alexander
  • Haunted
    by George Drew
  • Something Falls
    by Zilka Joseph
  • Inipi
    by Jose Trejo-Maya
  • Asylum
    by Jenifer DeBellis
  • Amaryllis
    by Sheryl White
  • Russian Novel
    by Wendy Mnookin

Video & Audio Lit

  • War Music (After Logue)
    by Kate Tempest
  • To This Day Project
    by Shane Koyczan
  • Call Me American
    by Regie O’Hare Gibson


Contributors

avatar for Alan DavisAlan Davis
avatar for Andrea VassalloAndrea Vassallo
avatar for Brett RileyBrett Riley
avatar for Christopher J. CalhounChristopher J. Calhoun
avatar for Donna GordonDonna Gordon
avatar for Estela GonzálezEstela González
avatar for Genia BlumGenia Blum
avatar for George DrewGeorge Drew
avatar for J.D. ScrimgeourJ.D. Scrimgeour
avatar for Jenifer DeBellisJenifer DeBellis
avatar for Jose Trejo-MayaJose Trejo-Maya
avatar for Karl KrolowKarl Krolow
avatar for Kate TempestKate Tempest
avatar for Kathleen AgueroKathleen Aguero
avatar for Kim McLarinKim McLarin
avatar for Kuno RaeberKuno Raeber
avatar for Linda BuckmasterLinda Buckmaster
avatar for Lou JonesLou Jones
avatar for Meena AlexanderMeena Alexander
avatar for Penny DickersonPenny Dickerson
avatar for Randall HortonRandall Horton
avatar for Regie O’Hare GibsonRegie O’Hare Gibson
avatar for Richard HoffmanRichard Hoffman
avatar for Richard WileRichard Wile
avatar for Sarah Colwill-BrownSarah Colwill-Brown
avatar for Shane KoyczanShane Koyczan
avatar for Sheryl WhiteSheryl White
avatar for Tom WhalenTom Whalen
avatar for Tomas NietoTomas Nieto
avatar for Wendy MnookinWendy Mnookin
avatar for William PetersenWilliam Petersen
avatar for Zilka JosephZilka Joseph

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