issue 60

Here's our June issue in full, with descriptions that all coincidentally begin with a...

a drinking dare gone on too long

a phone menu that's all too helpful

a school fight that gets out of hand

a father who can never forget his son

a mother's disapproval of emotional displays

a small-town event that's not so small

a fatally missed romance

a shared cardiac incident

a suspicious exit from a building

a parent's sad reflection after the babysitter leaves

a girl growing up who works on her quirks

a car ride that ends at the shore of memory

a wartime affair that's never over

a daughter longing for a mother who's not quite absent

a father who casts a long afterimage

a write-up of Tommy Dean's Hollows

a commentary on Desiree Cooper's Know the Mother

a lively exchange with Cheryl Pappas

a conversation with Maria S. Picone

As we hope the issue shows, we remain shamelessly eclectic, relying on a diversity of  talent that goes in far too many directions to categorize.

We're grateful to our writers and our staff, as well as to all those who took a chance and submitted to our magazine. If you like what you see, that means you're another invaluable resource: a reader! Please spread the word.

David Galef
Editor in Chief
Vestal Review