Emily Kelsall, "Eagle Bluffs." Eleanor Novia, "[untitled]." Kathrin Lake, "My Spiderman."

T.J. Mair, "Hair Peace." Katherine Moore, "Breaking Bald." Maia Brundage, "Truth or Hair."

Ann Burfeind, "Hamburger with my Mom." Al Tee, "Research." Bill Burnyeat, "Footwear."

Reive Doig, "A Life in Transit." Michele Hall, "Gail Remembers 1947." Alix Born, "The Food Bank."

Cory Branson, "Tricycle for Change." Shannon May Craig, "Road Bingo." Karen Spears, "Bike Power."

Phyllis Graham, "The Hairy Princess." E.E. King, "A Fairy Tale." Leslie Stark, "Aflynn."

Kathrin Lake, "Siesta Sex." Mike Funergy, "Terlingua." Zed Payne, "Mexican Arrest."

The first, second, and third place winners of our recent short story contest, plus the first runner-up. Christopher Taylor, "Kung Fu Magic." Nat Jategaonkar, "Hungry." Stephen B. Pearl, "Elf's Truth.' Dick Cummings, "Channeling My Inner McMurphy at Key West High."

Three runner-up stories from our second short story contest. Stephen B. Pearl, "The Single Life." Bill Burnyeat, "The Reporter." Sherry MacDonald, "Dial Tone."

Shlomo McPeake, "Feng Shui or the Highway." Al Tee, "Vampire Bob." Torsten Schoeneberg, "Brenda Craigdarroch Once Gave a Jigsaw Puzzle."