no. 5
issue five, summer 2026, authenticity:
hayden armos, tomias keno, lenore weiss, tricia knoll, r.a. morean, patricia knight meyer, molly quinn, les bares, michael mcirvin, elena ender, and cover artist patty paine
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a ballad for my best friend by hayden armos
poetry winner
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pretend by tricia knoll
poetry runner-up
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homespun by molly quinn
poetry finalist
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the shoemaker finch that does not exist
poetry finalist
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the sundered seams by michael mcirvin
poetry finalist
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charcoal husband by tomias keno
fiction winner
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seeing him by r.a. morean
fiction runner-up
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the middle of the end by elena ender
fiction finalist
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lobo, king of the dogs by lenore weiss
nonfiction winner
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infant of by patricia knight meyer
nonfiction runner-up
