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Bago Tdltor: Cara Jones Reviewers: ‘Allison Armentrout Cara Jones Tana Jennings MuXi Advisor: Dr.John Ulrich ‘Mu Xi Officers: ident: Cara ones Vice-President: Maia Burts ‘Seoreiags Allison Armentrout Treasurer: Tana Jennings ‘Props to those who submitted and dose who ‘painstakingly reviewed the submissions. Edge Cty isan enna publication sponsored bythe ‘Ma Xi Literary Society and Mail University; fading is ‘provid hy Sudeat Atvts fos, which we accept with sincere grata caver image copyright © Jim Schlemmer, an rigite seesrved. Uead by permiesion, ‘rable of Contente 5 Joe Callahan “Three Parte” 7 soseph King “3” 8 Karen Hil] “Nargaritaville” 9 Noel Swasta “The ‘Remember the Particulars in thie Story’ story” 47 Josh Nooten “he Change” 18 doe Callahen “Aisle 6" 419 Kory sponaugle “A Life Flashes" 23 Alan Caum “Echo and Narcissus” 24 soseph King “Fourteen and Forty Fives" 25 Kory sponaugle "Bruised Aix” 26 Noe! Swaste “The Hour Bewildered” 33 Joe Callahan “Testh” ‘Three Parts hy Joe Callan in) ‘The font doce wwihis place ‘sof wo ose: fame shattered if Someone kicked tn; hinges loose, ry, squeaky—you have © lft by the ob jst ight au thst ith your shoulder in oder Toclose it, Nolocks ordeal, syne cuts ale ight nso rowed, ‘make Jong distance phone calls, Jo ewe things ‘my toabesh, rearrauge my close, Ucaers tnake tonvatvos dines, Shower, clean hit out ofthe dean. ® Inthe our dad said, Nothing co ‘hes mim aed se {Thought ooting Was what you wee sapposa oy in hat sialon, so 1 sid uting to, but ll over forge that Twas thinking oat aoe a ei ps because te sloping, gicn ils Jooked tik canis omps and mae ting aki Teould hn och things aod. be happy fl never be bored ad never It anyone in i) ‘She reads my face. She Tews things, She walks are this place Tie she owns it, like abe no, Tis she Knos fomany gods things Tie how 0 open me right up, snd bow 40 close me again how toliftant wih er should int s by Joseph King Soon ‘he sensual axury of lowly recoding ine Slope ‘Before suring he version of the sce ‘The indulgence of some sophisticated scenario, Smile -Exploving the wetnry of std migpont season, Some Experience exact, and sove the mysterious Sense ‘The subtext involved in your eaibated lie sal ‘The sere sexuality aferedslety Solid, The silent strength pplice evidence Swish But plays well wth others Separate te mystery fom she bs Margavitaville ‘by Karen Fl ‘The penciled-in porch he weak coke les santos all weone The landscape ends mid canvas Ws there "The word just tops No sign fife bere 'No people ‘Nobinss [No it foal ave the Bech Stark hare empinss “Ae deep Asthe deep (ofthe sun splashed sea ‘The “Remember the Particulars in this Story” Story by Noel Swasta Ags South, but nots far sath thatthe north conse hint southern, ors he so fr north that tbe south considers him eter. 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