vol. 2, issue 1

 

Letter from the Editor

 

Fiction

Slush by Susan Petrone

The Secret Origin of the Ferris Wheel by Bob Proehl

Ohio Street by Stephen Eoannou

A Man Works Hard by Martin Brick

The Week Football Stopped by Andrew Sullivan

Straight Right to a Glass Jaw by Christopher Quinn

Resurrection by Mike Wilson

Going See-Through by Darby Dixon

 

Nonfiction

Train Hoppers by Terry Dawley

 

Book Reviews

Detroit Noir, reviewed by Connor Coyne

In the Fullness of Time, reviewed by James Nickras

 

Essay

Philip Levine and the Problem of Rust Belt Literature by Wells Addington

 

Poetry

The Immigrants in Slavic Village by Linda Nemec Foster

Back to the Heartland by Karen Pickell

Bethlehem Park by Daniel Kaczmarek

Missed Connection by Ed Tato

She Knew How to Shoot Pool to Win by Dave Seter

SalĂșt. by Constance Kramer

Woodward Avenue by C.J. Opperthauser

 

Artwork

Art and the Inner City by Sean Posey

Toledo Tower by Francis DiClemente

All That Will Be Left of Us by Krystal Sierra

 

Backpage: Why Cleveland, Rusty?

Cover art by Beth Piwkowski