ESC! Magazine Fall 2008 (V12N2)

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This issue is filled with a number of great new shorts including "Changing Seasons" by Erin Neal and R.A. Allen's "Poolside". Other authors featured this issue include William Cass, Dev Jarrett and ESC! veteran Kendra Paredes Hayden.

Poetry selections this issue include Joseph Goosey and the return this issue of Mike Kriesel, Norman J. Olson and G. Scott Hughes.

The cover, "Screw Loose 004", is from Cave Moon Press' Doug Johnson and Paul Tucker returns with a special Fall-themed "Vex: Devil's Night".

In our Reading Lounge, we've got four new chapbook reviews from ESC! Magazine Poetry Editor, Charles Ries.

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ESC! Magazine Spring 2008 (V12N1)

This issue is filled with a number of great new shorts including "Changing Seasons" by Erin Neal and R.A. Allen's "Pooliside". Other authors featured this issue include William Cass, Dev Jarrett and ESC! veteran Kendra Paredes Hayden.

Poetry selections this issue include Joseph Goosey and the return this issue of Mike Kriesel, Norman J. Olson and G. Scott Hughes.

The cover, "Screw Loose 004", is from Cave Moon Press' Doug Johnson and Paul Tucker returns with a special Fall-themed "Vex: Devil's Night".

In our Reading Lounge, we've got four new chapbook reviews from ESC! Magazine Poetry Editor, Charles Ries.

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ESC! Magazine Fall 2007 (V11N2)

Angela Mankiewicz's short, "Laura Hanson's 1990" continues this issue. Also in our short fiction, you'll find a number of great new shorts from Terry Sanville, Joyce G. Bradshaw, BV Lawson, Ron Richardson and Ryan Dilbert's "Hiroki's Resurrection Bash."

Our poetry selections include works by Peter Schwartz, Duane Locke, Louis McKee and long-time ESC! Magazine reader favorite, Farida Mihoub.

ESC! Magazine's resident artist, Paul Tucker contributes this issue's cover, "Luna".

And in our Reading Lounge, Poetry Editor Charles Ries has prepared two new chapbook reviews for your reading pleasure.

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ESC! Magazine Spring 2007 (V11N1)

All that's old is new again this issue thanks to the addition of Charles Ries as our Poetry Editor. Charles worked hard to present you with a fresh selection of poets both new and familiar this issue, including works by G. Scott Hughes, John Grey, E.V. Noechel, Ellaraine Lockie and Sharmagne Leland-St. John.

Co-host of our podcast, Coffee House to Go, LB Sedlacek kicks off the short fiction with her piece, "The Echo of Lima Beans". Reader favorite Bob Potocki contributes his story, "Remembrance" followed by Jonathan Scott's "Reception". I'm also proud to present the continuation of Angela Mankiewicz's short, "Laura Hanson's 1990".

With us since the beginning, Paul Tucker continues his illustrated story "Vex" on page 25 and Jonathan Scott's illustrations can be found within his own short story as well as this issue's cover.

In our Reading Lounge, Poetry Editor Charles Ries contributes a new chapbook review as well as an interview with author Michael Graves.

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ESC! Magazine Fall 2006 (V10N2)

Angela Mankiewicz, Robert Potocki and G. Scott Hughes all join us again this issue with two new short stories and a great selection of poetry.

In addition, we have three more stories by Diane Gillette, Roy L. Pickering Jr. and Gary Beck while Ellaraine Lockie rounds out &, the poetry section of ESC!

In our Reading Lounge, you'll find a new book review by Charles Ries and some quick tips on subscribing to our RSS feeds using iTunes or Juice Receiver.

This month's cover, "Skinny Legs & Old Dirty Sock", by Lance King was inspired by the book, Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins.

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ESC! Magazine Spring 2006 Issue (V10N1)

Welcome to issue 21 of ESC! Magazine.

ESC! welcomes back Diane Payne to this issue as well as four more great new stories from Cody Meirick, Jim Kohl, Ryan Bruner and Edward McDermott.

Ryan G. Van Cleave joins us once again in &, our poetry section. And I'd like to welcome two newcomers to ESC! Magazine, Richard Fein and Adrian S. Potter.

In our Reading Lounge, you'll find two new book reviews by Charles Ries and some quick tips on subscribing to our RSS feeds using iTunes or Juice Receiver.

This month's cover, "Woodland Faeries", was contributed by my good friend and long time ESC! contributer and artistic consultant, Paul Tucker.

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ESC! Magazine Fall 2005 Issue (V9N2)

Welcome to issue 20 of ESC! Magazine.

ESC! regular Bob Potocki leads off our fiction selections this issue with his new story "Snapshot." In addition we have three more short stories by Jnana Hodson, Angela Mankiewicz and Kendra Paredes Hayden.

We welcome back G. Scott Hughes and Ryan G. Van Cleave to our poetry section, &. In addition we have new poems from Violet Toler, Angela Mankiewicz and Coffee House to Go contributor Monica Ellen Smith.

In our Reading Lounge, you'll find Charles Ries' chapbook of poetry, "Odd" reviewed by Kris Rued-Clark.

This month's cover comes from the imagination of award-winning Florida based illustrator Stephanie Rodriguez.

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