Between Rest Stops - by Juliet Cordova-Allen
Issue:  February 2002

Review written by Nancy Chapple

A very physical, evocative piece. I could see the souped up van, feel the pressure in your bladder on the cold mornings, feel the longing mixed with confusion when your new boyfriend's parents invited you to sleep on the couch. Nice.

E-mail Nancy Chapple at nancy.chapple@apt-words.de or check out her Web site at www.apt-words.de 

Lee at Fourteen - by Tessa Dratt
Issue:  February 2002

Review written by Nancy Chapple

Interesting piece, and I was moved by the words in the bio that this could become part of a larger work on Lee. From this fragment, this 'anecdote', I don't yet feel I understand at all what makes Lee tick--but I do believe in him, and in you, and in your parents, and in the relationships between you, and in how you felt almost overwhelmed by how difficult Lee was to understand.

E-mail Nancy Chapple at nancy.chapple@apt-words.de or check out her Web site at www.apt-words.de 

Fuschia Ball of Lights - by Shanti Weiland
Issue:  February 2003

Review written by Nancy Chapple

I really liked this essay since I could imagine a bit about who you are and the LA you're in, a bit about your mother and what makes her tick, a bit about your relationship with her. I appreciated your honesty about Richard Simmons, your honesty with us, your readers. I liked that you wrote honestly about your body feeling, the lack of clichés, the combination of believable characterization and you. I did feel it was possibly a couple paragraphs longer than it needs to be, that I could have all those good feelings in a slightly tighter piece.

E-mail Nancy Chapple at nancy.chapple@apt-words.de or check out her Web site at www.apt-words.de 

Letting Go - by Alan Steinberg
Issue:  February 2003

Review written by April Boyer

Wonderful telling and wonderful pictures. I won't say that the story was wonderful, because obviously, it was sad and hurtful. Your heart was so obviously in your words. Well done.

E-mail April Boyer at oboy@bright.net or check out her Web site at www.praize.com/ministries/grannyapple

Letting Go - by Alan Steinberg
Issue:  February 2003

Review written by Juliet Cordova-Allen

Very moving and sad.  He brings home the reality that life is suffering punctuated by moments of kindness and if you're blessed, love.

E-mail Juliet Cordova-Allen at jcallen8@frontiernet.net 

My Afternoon With Buckminster Fuller - by Margaret Howard
Issue:  December 2002

Review written by Juliet Cordova-Allen

I really liked the parts of the essay when the writer waxed sentimental, other-worldly; her insightful references to Sweden, D.C., and Nixon were vividly described and succinct.  I especially appreciate the parallels in the writer's essay. Nicely done!

E-mail Juliet Cordova-Allen at jcallen8@frontiernet.net 

The Color of the Day and Other Sad Stories -
by Heather Plett-Laurendeau

Issue:  February 2003

Review written by J. Paul Cooper

I enjoyed reading "The Colour of the Day and Other Sad Stories," because it reminded me that I'm not the only person who struggles with being disorganized. The author made a very important point about happiness. If you love your children and try your best, your children will enjoy life despite your mistakes.  

E-mail J. Paul Cooper at jpcwriter@accesswave.ca or check out his Web site at http://www.authorsden.com/jpaulcooper 

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