Rose & Thorn Journal - Fall 2012
Table
of Contents
| Prose |
| Jack Buckeridge |
Mountain High a man breathlessly confronts the seeming inevitability of his demise |
| Christi Craig |
Iron Shadows disgruntled by her neighbor's unseemly metal sculptures, Millie confronts Mr. Benjamin, only to make an unnerving discovery |
| André DeCuir |
The Fog Witch a stowed sailboat may be just the vessel needed to capture a dream |
| Sue Ellis |
The Caretaker serving and protecting others sometimes comes at the expense of your own desires |
| Linda Gartz |
The Urban Jungle when predator becomes pet, a child learns the "unvarnished cycle of life" |
| Gloria Garfunkel |
Fairy Tale in Dachau a young woman tugs at the frayed threads of family survivorship while visiting her parents and grandparents who were imprisoned during the Holocaust |
| Juanita McGregor |
Hail Christmas football provides a near-perfect cloak of invisibility for a husband, which his wife tries to break through with illusions of holiday bliss |
| Stephen Parrish |
A Parable in which a lesson is learned about priorities and the power of dreams |
| Marlene Prost |
Yizkor join a woman as she painfully experiences this Jewish memorial service |
| Wendy Russ |
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| J. T. Whitehead |
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| Poetry |
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| Gale Acuff |
Protestant |
| Lorie Allred |
One Month After Leaving |
| Cathy L. Gabel |
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| Carolyn Kegel |
Elements |
| Annmarie Lockhart |
What Goddesses and Mothers Learn |
| Anne Britting Oleson |
Beating the Storm |
| Russell Rowland |
Count It All Joy |
| Mary Stone Dockery |
After Moving |
| Carrie Vaccaro Nelkin |
All Day, Clearing |
| Michael J. Vaughn |
An Author Talks With His Protagonist |
| Robert E. Wood |
Viola |