Steering

by Marc Kipniss

Originally published on February 1, 2002

Pif Prize Fiction Runner-Up

i got on my knees

by Lawrence Dunn

Originally published on February 1, 2002

Pif Prize Poetry Runner-up

The Story Of The Samaritan

by Ellia Bisker

Originally published on February 1, 2002

Pif Prize Poetry Winner

Bird Dog

by Carrie Bartsch

Originally published on February 1, 2002

Pif Prize Fiction Winner

Evening Program

by Kate Nitze

Originally published on March 1, 2000

In the micro community on this rigid glacial remain, a white lichen lines out the soil cycle. He says the moss could even “poof up three-hundred percent.” This Mr. Smaldone turns out to have lied, to have lied in his promise to tell us about interconnectedness. Listening to his lists- this thimble berry, this columbine, [...]

House Full of Leaks

by Ellia Bisker

Originally published on March 1, 2000

Spoon in and circle round the edges just inside the furry brown skin. Smooth touch of metal, then the cool green taste of fruit: slippery, not sticky, soursweet. Only one spoon between us and there’s half for you and half for me. The freshness of it shocks our lips. The sound of water hitting the [...]

Bird Walk

by Dylan Nelson

Originally published on March 1, 2000

“Hey, Sloth,” my father said. I was playing cards on the ground behind the tent. It was the only place in camp that had any shade, and even so I was half in and half out of the sun. My back baked like the dirt. I touched my neck to make sure I wasn’t sunburned, [...]