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Winter 2006-2007
Edited by Kevin Standifer
The conflicts in our lives often have a way of taking on a life of their own. Under the surface of domestic bliss, a fissure erupts when the death of a beloved pet plays a larger role than anyone would suspect. Elsewhere, under the surface of the Pacific, a young man seeks a violence that will mirror the turmoil growing inside him. Loved ones both long departed and unrequited return in haunting forms and memories, and a paragon of me-first culture has an encounter with the ideals of a bygone decade. In this issue of SWELL, we celebrate the start of a new year with work in which characters find themselves grappling with these manifestations of their conflicts and trying to bring them, of course, to resolution.
The Onanist
By David Massengill
Consumption
By Michael Rashid
No Strings
By Adam K. Apellasios
The Day Your Cat Died
By April Newman
Poetry
By Gale Acuff
About Our Cover Art: Why
By Jack Collins