Volume 6 (2005)
Editor's Note
When Stephen King is asked, "How do you write?" he always answers succinctly, "One word at a time." It is in this way that a writer chooses each word with precision, sculpting a consequential array of thoughts, feelings, and connotations. Each individual word has a particular color, shape, sound and taste, and is accordingly handpicked and arranged in a syntax that creates meaning.
Despite how carefully selected each word and sentence may be, however, once written, the end-meaning lies solely in the perception of the reader. For unlike the universal formulae that designate meaning for us in everyday life, the written word allows each reader the opportunity to create their own meaning. When you read the finely crafted stories and poems we have selected from thousands of submitted manuscripts for this issue of the BLR, what meaning will you create?
It is my pleasure to invite you to explore our sixth edition. Rhode Island is a poetic place, with a rich and growing community of writers. This issue features a special section of some of our best.
On behalf of our BLR staff, I would like to thank all those who submitted work, whether or not we were able to publish it. In addition, I'd like to thank The Pawtucket Times, The Woonsocket Call, Bryant University Academic Affairs Division, the University Advancement Division, and the Department of English and Cultural Studies. Their support and enthusiasm make the BLR possible.
Escape and enjoy,
Steven Proulx, Student Editor
Title Page
Table of Contents
Editors' Note
Contributors
Fiction
Focal and Idey
Ruth Abat Cooper
A Dangerous World
Chris Henry
In the Village of Mourning
Mark Brazaitis
Squeeze the Putty, Mrs. Martin
Mike Onofrey
Outside Leadville
Emily Morganti
Baby and House
Catherine Austin Alexander
Poetry
Announcement
Paul Hostovsky
Dramaturgy
Philip Dacey
Mathematician's Love Poem
Matt Zambitto
American Men
Matt Zambitto
Teacher's Names
Charles Harper Webb
All Things Starting, One
Robert Parham
Lying Awake with the Windows Open
Mairéad Byrne
The Doctor Arrives
John Grey
Newport Ferry
Nancy Sullivan
Death Speaks of the Beauty of Crows
Cathleen Calbert
Long Term Touching
Martha Christina
The Station Nightclub
Don Kunz
Sandpipers, Again
Lisa Starr
W. W. I VETERAN Dies in Hometown Paper
Robert Pringle
Dead Professor
Dan Dabrowski
Ripped From The Tree
Tom Hansen
For the First Time
Joanna Noble
Picasso's Bowl
Natasha Marin
Editors
- Editor
- Tom Chandler
- Fiction Editor
- Diana Cruz
- Managing Editor
- M.J. Kim
- Associate Editor
- Lucie Koretsky
- Student Editor
- Steven Proulx
Additional Information
- Design and Layout
- Rebecca Chandler
- Cover Photo
- "Hawk Feathers" by Tom Chandler