Views and Mechanics Publisher's Note Editor's Note Review of African Psycho Review of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Film Review of "Judith Butler: Philosophical Encounters of the Third Kind" Writing Contest Results Creative Nonfiction Back Pain...Who Cares? By Michael D. Burg Knit Two Together By Jo L. Gerrard Skin Odyssey By Holly Leigh Jacobson Leaves in the Wind By Molly Molloy Hydroglyphics By Phaedra Greenwood Poetry Indiana Poem By Michael Lee Johnson Inspire Me, Ms. Muse By Tony Zurlo A Poem Forgot By Gabrielle Rabinowitz Yours By Sheila McLaughlin Sikorski Confetti By Alan Girling Correction: Drive Me Home Again By Anne Cammon Fiction Scaffold By Joseph Bathanti For the Taking By Anne Leigh Parrish The Artistic Impulse By Johanna Lipford Justifiable Brew Aside By Barbara Anton Stopping at the DQ By Susan White Cover Art Bright Red By Dee Rimbaud About the Contributors © 2007, River Walk Journal and respective authors and artists. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce without permission. River Walk Journal, Inc. Board of Directors Chairman - Elizabeth Ross Vice Chairman - Joseph Koch Secretary/Treasurer - Geri Stock-Ross Editorial Director - Patti Kurtz, DA Literacy Director - Vacant Policy Director - PA State Rep. Jess Stairs Advisory Board Chairman - Patti Kurtz, DA Asst. Chairman - Dan Lachenman, PhD Samuel Hazo Christopher Leland Edwin Yoder Joseph Bathanti Journal Staff Publisher - Elizabeth Ross Editor-In-Chief - Joseph Koch Senior Editor - Patti Kurtz Senior Editor - Neeldhara Misra Copyeditor - Kathy Skaggs Blog Contributing Editor - Maggie Koster Education Blog Contributing Editor - Jordan Wirfs-Brock Publicity Director (PA) - Geri Stock-Ross For information about submissions, visit http://www.riverwalkjournal.org/subs.html. Questions about promotions, subscribers' services, and advertising should be sent to publisher@riverwalkjournal.org. River Walk Journal, Inc. is a non-profit corporation run entirely by volunteers. For information about volunteer opportunities and internships, visit VolunteerMatch. |
Contest Results We finally finished the judging of our first contest. It was an interesting experience on our end, and all I can say now is that I'm glad to be able to offer this list once and for all. So, here are the winners, and honorable mentions. It was a nearly bloody battle to decide on these, and we'll be nursing the bumps and bruises for at least a little while. We hope you enjoy reading the top three in each category in this issue as much as we did. Honorable mention stories and essays will appear in our July/August issue. Elizabeth Ross Fiction Contest Winners 1st Place - "The Artistic Impulse" - By Johanna Lipford 2nd Place - "Justifiable Brew Aside" - By Barbara Anton 3rd Place - "Stopping at the DQ" - By Susan White Honorable Mention - "Body Warmth" - By Louise Kantro Honorable Mention - "The Larchmont Campaign" - By Zain Deane Creative Nonfiction Contest Winners 1st Place - Skin Odyssey - By Holly Leigh Jacobson 2nd Place - Leaves in the Wind - By Molly Molloy 3rd Place - Hydroglyphics - By Phaedra Greenwood Honorable Mention - Home - By Marion Agnew Honorable Mention - One Foot and Then the Other - By Greg Coykendall |