December 2019 ||| CONTENTS
EDITOR’S NOTE
What Is Your Calling? by Jeannie E. Roberts
POETRY
The Calling, by Anne Myles
You hold this stone to your cheek, by Simon Perchik
Candle, by Beate Sigriddaughter
When the Art Critic Spills His Guts, by SethWilson Isaac Gray
Weathering, by Erna Kelly
A River to Swim Across, by Judy DeCroce
The sleeping bag is wet with dew, by Joe Cottonwood
The Chilled Heart, by Barbara Daniels
Pumpkinhead, by Shelly Blankman
Shed Armor, by Susan Scott
The Bouquet, by Anne Myles
Exhortation, by Nancy L. Meyer
The Stable Door, by Jennifer Davis Michael
FICTION
Shadow, by Gargi Mehra
Wrecking Malcolm, by Kristi Petersen Schoonover
The Astonishing Rivers Sisters, by Carly Brown
The Way Young Lovers Do, by Tony Press
The Horsemen, by Elle Hurley
God’s Thumb, by Steve Gergley
NONFICTION
Second Best Chicken Caller in the State of Iowa, by Victoria Millard
The Last Time I Cried, by Tyhi Conley
See all our THE CALLING pieces here.