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Inwood Indiana is at it again! Despite being the smallest press in the world™, Inwood Indiana attracts talented writers from all over.

This issue features fine fiction and poetry by Mitchell Allen, Christine Angersola, Mary Bamburg, Gary Beck, April Mae Berza, Reilly Blackwell, Meg Boeni, Eric Bonholtzer, Ute Carson, Anna Cates, Jakob Chapman, Giulia Ciaghi, Chad Collins, Linda Crate, Carrington Curphy, Shelby Dallman, Ashley Dean, JD DeHart, Darren C. Demaree, Stefanie Durbin, Lauren Frank, Charles Frode, Tim Gardiner, Diane Gillette, Joann Grisetti, Mary Gunn, Deborah Guzzi, Frank Haberle, Robert Hansen, Richard Hartwell, Steve Harz, C. Z. Heyward, John Horvath Jr., Saloni Kaul, Teddy Kimathi, Ani King, Samuel Kjellberg, Matt Kolbet, Kate LaDew, Ken Leland, Georgia MacShane, Joan McNerney, Stephen Mcquiggan, Charles Mercer, Alan Meyrowitz, Caroline Misner, Gloria Monaghan, Katherine Morais, Michael L. Newell, James B. Nicola, Timothy Norton, Sarah Olson, Michelle Ong, Eliana Osborn, Scott Outlar, E. Panziera, John Petriccione, Josh Rank, Stephen Reynolds, Anina Robb, Joe Roberts, KJ Roby, Deborah Rocheleau, Nicholas Roos, Ethan Forrest Ross, Linda Sacco, Toni Scales, Nathanial Seifert, Alan Semrow, Wesley Shainline, Shirley Smothers, Paul Soto, Adam Sprague, Emily Strauss, Derek Sugamosto, Doug Van Hooser, Jennifer Weber, Mary L Westcott, Steve Wiley, and K.B. Woods.

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Contents

101 pieces, as printed in No. 9. Every story and poem is free to read here: pick a title.

  1. BlackberriesReilly Blackwell
  2. Upper RegionsDerek Sugamosto
  3. Cast Your Cares into the RiverAni King
  4. Underneath Randam BridgeTimothy Norton
  5. Never AloneK.B. Woods
  6. Side by SideMary Gunn
  7. EveningMary Gunn
  8. OblationChad Collins
  9. Mill CreekEliana Osborn
  10. These Waters Don’t Lie StillJennifer Weber
  11. Small Town FunAdam Sprague
  12. Lake MaxinkucheeSaloni Kaul
  13. The Lad with Spring in His StepMichael L. Newell
  14. MolluskJakob Chapman
  15. Lady, You Shot Me #14Darren C. Demaree
  16. Morning Glory: ParkinsonsAnina Robb
  17. PromiseLauren Frank
  18. Shelby ParkJosh Rank
  19. Get My GoatJD DeHart
  20. A MetaphorJoe Roberts
  21. Monday Morning, 7 O’clock, CloudyJohn Petriccione
  22. Home Not HomeMeg Boeni
  23. The Gardener’s LambNathanial Seifert
  24. Self Help in Cow PrintKatherine Morais
  25. Not Being ThereGiulia Ciaghi
  26. Scarlet RunnerStephen Mcquiggan
  27. Will People Mourn My PassingJoann Grisetti
  28. The Docent Explains Holocaust ArtAlan Meyrowitz
  29. Blue-Eyed GirlsKate LaDew
  30. Dreaming of FishCharles Frode
  31. Small Town SadnessCarrington Curphy
  32. HurryJoan McNerney
  33. WaitingUte Carson
  34. Train WreckJames B. Nicola
  35. ImaginationJames B. Nicola
  36. Fingering BarkDeborah Guzzi
  37. Under the MangrovesGeorgia MacShane
  38. Driveway Goodnight KissSteve Harz
  39. Wherever You're GoingFrank Haberle
  40. Water Tower PoetDiane D. Gillette
  41. The Inner SavantCaroline Misner
  42. CounterpartSamuel Kjellberg
  43. The Lighthouse Keeper’s DaughterCaroline Misner
  44. How It Feels to Watch the Sex of SurfRichard Hartwell
  45. Home, HeartRichard Hartwell
  46. The Existential PlightSarah Olson
  47. Gin Palace LaneStefanie Durbin
  48. Satiating UrgesScott Outlar
  49. A Forest of OneScott Outlar
  50. The TracksGloria Monaghan
  51. The Mermaid EffectSteve Wiley
  52. ShadowMary L Westcott
  53. Stopping by Ocala Woods, A DecimaMary L Westcott
  54. Figment of my ImaginationWesley Shainline
  55. Scales of JusticeJoann Grisetti
  56. Walking at NightEmily Strauss
  57. Bottle RocketsDeborah Rocheleau
  58. For BettyKen Leland
  59. The Girl Made from WaxE. Panziera
  60. CanvasApril Mae Berza
  61. Loving the DustJohn Horvath Jr.
  62. Blushing GardenJohn Horvath Jr.
  63. PolaroidPaul Soto
  64. Not CrematedTeddy Kimathi
  65. When the Old Hag RidesC. Z. Heyward
  66. Are We Alone?Shirley Smothers
  67. The AccidentEthan Forrest Ross
  68. WandererMary Bamburg
  69. SnapshotsMary Bamburg
  70. AdolescenceMary Bamburg
  71. Bright White and ImpossibleKJ Roby
  72. Clearwater, 1962KJ Roby
  73. The OutsiderEric Bonholtzer
  74. Murmur AidLinda Sacco
  75. Three WishesLinda Sacco
  76. Slice us in HalfNicholas Roos
  77. I Would Swear It If I Believed.Ashley Dean
  78. The OrchardMitchell Allen
  79. ChloeToni Scales
  80. LeandraToni Scales
  81. Afternoon ServiceToni Scales
  82. When His Eyes CloseStephen Reynolds
  83. Brightly Lit ShadowsCharles Mercer
  84. The Patron Saint of Crying in PublicChristine Angersola
  85. RussAnna Cates
  86. The LawnmowerAlan Semrow
  87. The ReunionAlan Semrow
  88. GardensShelby Dallman
  89. LabyrinthTim Gardiner
  90. Butterflies in the ThistlesDoug Van Hooser
  91. HolidaysGary Beck
  92. DownsizedGary Beck
  93. Emergency RoomGary Beck
  94. YesteryearsGary Beck
  95. Bleeding CityGary Beck
  96. SatiRobert Hansen
  97. EmberRobert Hansen
  98. SalmagundiMichelle Ong
  99. ScavengersMatt Kolbet
  100. Thistles and ThornsLinda Crate
  101. Longing for the CountryLinda Crate

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