Sacred Spaces Series No. 10 by Marikay Peter Witlock
Graphite on paper, 20" X 36"
The Sacrifice Issue
The TRUE Spirit of the Holidays Nonfiction Contest
FIRST PLACE
A Christmas Memory by Phyllis Stein
Honorable Mentions
Thanksgiving Secret by Karen Favo Walsh
What Are the Odds? by Laura Rudolph
A Gift of Gold by Dee Stuart
First Words
Masthead/Cast of Characters
Publisher's Page — This Issue's Contributors
The Editor's Corner: But Then The World Changed by Roger Paris
Fiction
Themed
Pagan Babies by Trix Niernberger
Inheritance by Kimberly Brown
Nonthemed
Blue Magic by Paul Alan Fahey
Real Time by Utahna Faith
September's Smile by Stephanie Lenz
Gallery
PATRICIA MOORE
"I have to find something positive to paint. Even the new series which started after that horrible earthquake in India and expanded to include the devastation at the World Trade Center, is about Spirit Guides helping the souls of those who were killed to heaven."
Three Friends
The Collector
Taylor's Hillside
Classical Treat #1
Gathering the Souls
MARIKAY PETER WITLOCK
"My art is about living, my living. Each piece records a moment of heightened awareness of my surroundings, a connection to the earth, the sky, or the garden, a connection to a memory or dream."
Country Road
Norm's Bales
JAVIER CHAVIRA
"What inspires my work has to be, without a doubt, the natural world. A universe where forms repeat themselves in a plethora of living things. My work becomes a metaphor for the continuity and commonality of all forms of life. I instinctively portray only sections of forms to heighten a sense of ambiguity and mystery to each piece. Every viewer will have their own interpretation of what is being portrayed. The common element that will unite their interpretation will be that this form can only be organic in nature."
Crecimiento/Growth
Microcosm
Red Organism
MATTHEW LAURENCE
Fflower
Mflower
CHUCK HISCOCK
"This work is from my graduate exhibition in painting last year. Too frequently the artist must plug in to the system to make a living, when all he really wants to do is create."
Nude No. 1
Nude No. 2
Nude No. 3
Nonfiction
Nonthemed
Rulers of a Post-Apocalyptic World by Rick Whitaker
Plays
Themed
Suburban Shaman by Michael McKlusky
Poetry
The Given Tree by Katherine M. Budris
Morning After by Katherine M. Budris
