AQR Vol. 35, No. 1 & 2, Summer/Fall 2018

About the Cover

About the cover and photographer
The Pacific blood star, with its brilliant red arms, contrasts with the muted pigments of the kelp. Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska. © 2018 Marion Owen

Table of Contents

Novella

Life/Story, Emily Mitchell

Stories

Therapeusw, Jeff Martin
Tornado Season, Mariln Manolakas
Damn It, Damn It, Damn It, Julia Ridley Smith
Sweet Ride, Scott Nadelson
Impala, David Goguen
Painted Ghosts, Jennifer Leeper
As the Sparks Fly Upward, Renée Branum
Remains, Barbara Klein Moss
Sylvia Who Dreams of Dactyls, Janice Obuchowski
Higher Things, Joanna Pearson
In Ignorance, In Peace, Lucas Southworth

Essays

Casting, Kristi Coulter
Flawed Narrative of Recovery, Josie Milliken
The Airshaft, Lisa Selin Davis

Poems

Anticipate Gunshots in the Second Half of the Play, Karen Skolfield
Four Poems from “Like Nebraska”, Sophie Klahr
Late Summer Ode, Olena Kalytiak Davis
After Rilke, Olena Kalytiak Davis
Madame Bovary, Virginia Konchan
Muta Cupido, Virginia Konchan
Cento (“The war machines sigh”), Virginia Konchan
Cento (“They promised me a silence”), Virginia Konchan
Quondam Hysteresis, Joan Naviyuk Kane
Self-Portrait as Mastodon Remains, Christina Olson
Kingfisher, Stuart Dybek
The Shore, Stuart Dybek
Handprints on a Paper Lantern, Dan Rosenberg
Telescope Stilts, Kim Farrar
Nature Morte, Henry Hart
Distribution, Heather Christle
The Thing About People, Heather Christle
Four Mannequins with Suitcases, Dressed for a Journey, Nancy Eimers
Ghost Box, Label Scar, Nancy Eimers
Driving Home After Thanksgiving, We Learn That Ariana Grande Has Been Named Artist of the Year, Amorak Huey
Bakery Poem with Woman Waiting Inside, Elizabeth O’Brien
When James Serves Dinner, Alice Duggan
The Surgeon’s Voice Has an Edge, Alice Duggan
Taint, Stuart Dischell
The Last Days on Ocean Lane, Stuart Dischell