Issue 26 Contributors

Perigee's 26th issue will be released this coming Thursday, October 15th. It will include all new fiction, non-fiction, and poetry—including the winners and honorable mentions from our 2009 Poetry Contest. Altogether we're publishing 41 phenomenal poems, short fiction from Brandon Cesmat, Walter Cummins, and Gavin Pate, an interview with Mich Cochrane, and much more.

We hope you will enjoy all that the new issue has to offer. Subscribe for free to be sure you are notified when the new issue is released.

Fiction (9)

"The Insomniac and the Singer,” by Michael Bradburn-Ruster
“Aphasia,” by Brandon Cesmat
“Dreaded,” by Walter Cummins
“Fisher of Herms,” by Rosalie Freese
“The Swap,” by Marisa Labozzetta
“At the Twin Maples,” by Tim Myers
“All the Acid in the World,” by Gavin Pate
“Tractor Twang,” by Anna Sheaffer
“Angelina and Me,” by Tatjana Soli

Non-Fiction (9)

“Jack Marshall, The Steel Veil,” Reviewed by Duff Brenna (originally in South Carolina Review)
“End of the Sixties” Excerpts from an Autobiography, by Robert Gover
“Mick Cochrane on Baseball, ‘Butterflies’ and his New Book,” by Jean Westmoore (The Buffalo News)

“America/Armenia/Angelina,” by Nancy Agabian
“Four Generations of Men,” by David W. Berner
“Old School Bush,” by T. Nicole Cirone
“No Apology for Happiness,” by Steve Davenport
“Words Under the Sky,” by Thomas E. Kennedy
“The Blood of Children,” by Allen Learst
“Therapy,” by Richard Reiss

Poetry (41)

Contest winners:
First - “The Seed Jar,” by Corrie Williamson
Second - “Sweet Molasses,” by Ginny Lowe Connors
Third - “Yosemite,” by Peter Bolland
Honorable Mention – “The Last Battle of the Civil War,” by Peter Bolland
Honorable Mention – “Crossroads,” by Cameron Keller Scott

Standard submissions:
“Fourteen,” by Deborah Harding-Allbritain
“Molluska: Gastropoda,” by Deborah Harding-Allbritain
“Lure and Tryst,” by Deborah Harding-Allbritain
“Lost Dog,” by Brandon Cesmat
“Repo,” by T. Nicole Cirone (Editor’s Choice: T. Kennedy)
“Closing Up the Bungalow,” by T. Nicole Cirone (Editor’s Choice: T. Kennedy)
“Soldier of Fortune, 1969,” by Steve Davenport (Editor’s Choice: R.A.Rycraft)
“American Girl,” by Steve Davenport (Editor’s Choice: R.A.Rycraft)
“Shape,” by Steve Davenport (Editor’s Choice: R.A.Rycraft)
“Torch Song,” by Allison Elliott
“Loosestrife,” by Kathleen M. Kelley
“What Did She Read in the Grand Canyon,” by Ken Kibler
“Summer Turning,” by Jen Kindborn
“Confessions of an Ensenada Cruise,” by Clifton King
“A Woman with a Chameleon on her Hat,” by Suzanne Lummis
“You Will Visit a Far-Away Country that has been in Your Thoughts,” by Suzanne Lummis
“Setting Out,” by Jack Marshall
“Dimming,” by Jack Marshall
“Matter,” by Carolyn Miller
“Happiness,” by Carolyn Miller
“After Swimming in the Public Pool,” by Carolyn Miller
“Orange and Gray,” by Miguel Murillo
“The Kingdom of Six A.M.,” by Michael Nieman
“Road,” by Michael Nieman
“Before and After Tampico,” by Doren Robbins
“Alone Together,” by Doren Robbins
“Reaching for a Star,” by Madeline Sharples
“Demolition,” by Madeline Sharples
“Just South of Epinal,” by Lloyd A Stoller
“What You Don’t Know,” by Bill Sullivan
“Sculpting,” by Rebecca Tolin
“The Adjective Cellar,” by Archie Wilson
“The Zen of Housework,” by Al Zolynas
“A Nightmare Concerning Priests,” by Al Zolynas

Issue 24 Released!

Perigee's 24th issue was released late in the evening of April 14th. The 6th anniversary issue is the first to use Perigee's totally re-designed web site, and so far the comments coming in have been very favorable.

The new web site includes features for sharing favorite poems and fiction or non-fiction pieces, as well as a comment feature which allows readers to post their thoughts or respond to others.

If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out this very important issue of a magazine celebrating 6 years of delivering free art and literature online. www.perigee-art.com

Anticipation for the New Site, and 24th Issue, Builds

Anticipation is running high for the release of Perigee's completely re-designed web site, built on a new framework using updated architecture. The design features a new engine for submissions, a faster loading interface, and smoother integration of the writing into the issue itself. Perigee's new site also supports popular sharing options for Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Digg (plus many more), and better integrates our RSS feed and other web 2.0 features we're planning for the future.

The new issue contains work by award winning writers celebrating the legacy of John Updike, a review of Mick Cochrane's The Girl Who Threw Butterflies, and an excerpt from that novel, all new poetry, and a double-sized fiction section.

We hope all of you will join us in celebrating our 6th anniversary issue when our new site and 24th issue go live on April 15th.

Issue 24 Contributors

Perigee is excited to be releasing its 6th anniversary issue this April 15th. The issue will be launched on a completely rebuilt web platform, and will include work from many noted and award winning writers including Perigee's newest contributing editors Walter Cummins and Thomas E. Kennedy. The 24th issue will present a special non-fiction section devoted to essays about, and an interview of, John Updike.

The following are the contributors to our upcoming issue. Thank you to all who submitted work and we hope everyone will enjoy our new web site and our new issue—coming April 15th.

FICTION BY:
Mick Cochrane
Walter Cummins
Stephen Goldfinger
Thomas E. Kennedy
Stephanie Manuzak
Mary McLaughlin Slechta
Garrett Socol

NON-FICTION BY:
Ellen Akins
Duff Brenna
Steven Cameron
Walter Cummins
Okla Elliott
Thomas E. Kennedy
John Mood
Peter Selgin
Tonny Vorm
Gordon Weaver
Jean Westmoore

POETRY BY:
Martin Galvin
William Charles Hardy
Rick Marlatt
Cameron Keller Scott
Michelle Webster-Hein

Perigee's 23rd Issue is Now Available!

Perigee's 23rd issue went live last night, at 10:00 Central Time (US). There has been a flurry of activity since then and it's easy to see why. The new issue contains nine short stories by Pushcart winners and nominees, contest champions, and skilled wordsmiths. We're also presenting an interview with poet Jack Marshall, two book reviews, five memoirs, and six meticulously crafted and carefully chosen poems.

On top of all this, we are featuring the watercolors of Derek McCrea.

Of course, our 2009 Fiction Contest is now open as well, and you'll want to hurry to get your very best stories in early so our guest judge James Brown and the editors have plenty of time to mull your work over.

All of this and more is available in our 23rd issue. Six years in the making and it shows. Click here to visit our current issue, read, subscribe to our e-mail notification or our new RSS feed, and even submit work.