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The Current Issue: Summer 2026 Vol. 133 No. 2
Summer 2026 Vol. 133 No. 2
Cover Artwork by Karen Hibbard
- From the Editor – James Carson
- A Brief History of Europe Colleen Anderson
- Before You Go Marc Levy
- Novalis Hannah Gardiner
- Renovating a House While Drunk Maria Giesbrecht
- Intimations Daniel Goodwin
- Sam Jamie Church
- Signal Marshall Bood
- The House Fire Danielle Hubbard
- Skulls leo x crowley
- Eighteen Percent Kaitlin Ruether
- When Dreams Lie Dead and Dying Eric J. Stormer
- Act of Mercy Cliff Burns
- In Bisco the Car Broke Down Peter Unwin
- Dance Me to the End of Love Susan Glickman
- The Courtyard Deborah Diemont
- August 4 Meredith Quartermain
- August 10 Meredith Quartermain
- Anniversary on Oak Lake Yvette Leclair
- Les tribades de Trianon Miriam Richer
- Love Noted Donna Forster
- The Dotted Hen Irene Marques
- KGB T K Torme
- Hazards of Ediacaran Décor Scott Payne
- Trophies Anthony Jenkins
- Roaming Land Ryan Quinn Flanagan
- Pacific Spirit Park Lucia Lam
- B/W Anthony Purdy
- Swimming With Nuns Harvey Silverman
- On Risk and Return Guy Tombs
- Letter to the Living Susan Wismer
- Above All Else Richard-Yves Sitoski
- Flight Paths Hayley Clin
- Tidal Pas de Deux at Spanish Banks J.L. Chen
- Pink Eye Andrew J. Parkinson
- absit omen Glenn Arthur Sweazey
- Chapter 18: True Language and Amy’s K’ono Deirdre Dwyer
- Cedar Song Yves Saint-Pierre
- Horses Kelsey Andrews
- Abyssus Abyssum Invocat Tanya Tomasch
- Campfire Games Emily Zarevich
- And Adam Gave Names to All Cattle Kevin MacDonell
- Cover Artwork Karen Hibbard
- Inside Front Cover Vietnam War in 1967 (National Archives and Records Administration)
- Back Cover Poem Anna Yin
- Illustrations Anna Soper (Except where noted)
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