27.1 | FALL/WINTER 2000
MASTHEAD
EDITOR: T.J. Beitelman MANAGING EDITOR: Daisy Dodge
FICTION EDITOR: Jennifer Davis POETRY EDITOR: Mark Neely
DESIGN EDITOR: Ander Monson
ASSISTANT FICTION EDITORS: Michel Aaij, John Barrett, Daisy Dodge, Sean Ford, David Goldberg, Rob Hartzell, Charley Henley, Baker Lawley, Ander Monson, Tommy Zurhellen
ASSISTANT POETRY EDITORS: Don Gilliland, Susan Goslee, Ben Gunsberg, Zachary Jack, Sean Lovelace, William C. Moorer, John Pursley III, Emma Ramey, Tim Ross
WEB & MULTIMEDIA: Mark Ehling, Zachary Jack, Ander Monson, Marc Petersen
FICTION
Eileen Joy: About the Author
Elise Juska: Feeding Grief
Linda Maceri: The Idea of Emeralds
Mark Poirier: Gators
Eréndira Ramirez: Arańas
NONFICTION
Tom Franklin: Pieces of Sky
M.K. Johnson: Raising the Dead
Anna Blackmon Moore: Courtship and Mating in Humans and Shellfish
POETRY
Bruce Bond: Flies | Rope
Killarney Clary: I
Carrie Comer: Local Art
Cynie Cory: Neon Heart
K.E. Duffin: Lion | Still Life with Old Books
Sarah Gambito: [Some say I’m a violent person]
Mark Halliday: Venezuela | Crisp | Nights at Ruby’s | Scale
Jennifer Knox: Reticence in the Afterglow of a Powerfully Frisky Fit
Robert Lee: Anniversary of One
Krzysztof Lisowski: A Letter About a Well-Known Accident
Michael Madonick: Platypus
Nancy White: Five Fantastic Ways to Die
FEATURE
Interview
Don Noble: A Conversation with Toni Morrison
Reviews
Karen Ashburner | Christopher Chambers | Zachary Jack | Deb Olin Unferth
ART
Rachel Dobson: Mandorla Series
Robin McDonald: cover art
CHAPBOOK
Jane Miller: Gratitude