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March 2008 (Issue #4)




The premise for Issue #4 was...

GOODBYE TO ALL THAT

One or more characters face living without a person, place, thing, or idea that has had a powerful effect on their lives.

We received 162 contest enteries and chose six stories for prizes. Here’s the table of contents for Issue #4:

Note From the Publisher: Hello to Our Readers

Cartoons by Francis Heaney: Lost in the Desert

First Place ($140): Geist by Chandler Kaiden

Second Place ($100): Onoomile by Ijasan Adelehin

Third Place ($70): Nice Shade of Blue by Todd Wheeler

Honorable Mention ($25): The Hostage by Laura Loomis

Honorable Mention ($25): The Only Sober Gringo by Catherine Solange

Honorable Mention ($25): Fragile by Travis Heermann

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