CONTENTS
COLUMNS AND SPECIAL FEATURES
   
  Coffee Break  ............................................................  1
  Over the Transom  ...................................................  2
 
Market News  ...........................................................  3
 
Calliope Haiku/Senryu Contest  ...........................  6
 
Loring's Corner ....................................................... 10
 
Scary Scrawlings ................................................... 12
         
NONFICTION

 
  Meet Kathie Giorgio
       by Cynthia Sabelhaus ........................................  7
  The Dashing Dash
       by Larry Hodges ..................................................  9
  

FICTION
   
  Divinatrix
       by R.A. Allen ........................................................ 14
  Europe is Room Enough
       by Graham Andrews ........................................ 15
 
Stones
       by Ethel Rohan ................................................... 18
  Little Guy in the Laundry Room
       by David Erlewine .............................................. 21
  Work Ethics
       by Nicole Russell ............................................... 23
  Blessed are the Faithful
       by Lee Gimenez ................................................. 28
  To Be or Not To Be
       by Kaalii Cargill .................................................. 30
   

POETRY
  
  Free Will
       by Michael Becker ..............................................  5
  Private Avenues
       by Linda Manning ................................................  9
  On Guard
       by Freeda Nichols .............................................. 11

In Memoriam

 

Long-time SIG member and friend Carroll Welker passed away this fall. Carroll was a fine writer, and many of his stories found their way to the pages of Calliope. He will be missed.

Member News

 

§ Arthur Vidro served as a judge in the play category for the Edgar Awards (Mystery Writers of America).

§ Laurel Ann Hill’s short story, "Champagne and Balducci's," was published by Nth Zine.

  Eiffel Song
       by Katarina Boudreaux ................................... 11
  Under the Knife
       by William F. Nolan ........................................... 12
  After the Fire
       by Jason Brock ................................................ 13
  Heavy Breaths
       by Shannon Foley ............................................. 13
  Beyond the Horizon
       by Jennifer Damers ........................................ 13
  A Truncated Face
       by Ann Privateer .............................................. 14
  The Storm
       by Hugh B Starkey ........................................... 20
  The Dirty Sock
       by Hugh B Starkey ........................................... 22
  A Lesson
       by Farida Samerkhanova ............................... 27

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