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                           Going to the Well, a collection of Poetry by David Fraser, front cover

               Going to the Well

              A collection of poetry by David Fraser

         Sharing the Dark Anthology

              Sharing the Dark Anthology

              Encounters with the Abyss

         Chicken Bones by Michael Paul Ladanyi, front cover

              Chicken Bones

              by Michael Paul Ladanyi

            Rented Rooms by Linda Lavid, front cover

                    Rented Rooms

                    by Linda Lavid (Short Fiction)

                   

                       The Complete Astral traveller by Christopher Nichols, front cover

               The Complete Astral Traveller

              by Christopher Nichols

         Stealing Heaven from the Lips of God

              Stealing Heaven from the Lips of God

              by Dee Rimbaud

Dropping Ecstasy With the Angles by Dee Rimbaud, front cover

              Dropping Ecstasy with the Angels

              by Dee Rimbaud

The bad Seed by Dee Rimbaud, front cover

                    The Bad Seed

                    by Dee Rimbaud

                   

                       Pseudo City, front cover

               Pseudo City by D. Harlan Wilson

             

            The Surface Bookstore

              The Surface Book Shop

             

             Aylas Story by Doug Schaede, front cover

              Ayla's Story

              by Doug Schaede

         Mudsong by Michael Spring, front cover

                    Mudsong

                    by Michael Spring

                   

                       The Bookie by Guy Verreault, front cover

               The Bookie by Guy Verreault

             

         The Dark Side of the Billboard by David Fraser

              The Dark Side of the Billboard

              by David Fraser (short fiction)

         Ascent Aspirations Magazine Premier Print Edition, front cover

              Ascent Aspirations Magazine

              Premier Print Edition 2005

             

         Windfire Ascent Aspirations Magazine (second issue), front cover

                    Windfire Ascent Aspirations Magazine

                    2005

                 A Collection of Friends by Tom Sheehan, front cover

               A Collection of Friends by Tom Sheehan

             

            Rare Earth and Other Flights by Tom Sheehan

              Rare Earth and Other Flights

              by Tom Sheehan (poetry)

         Junk by Christopher Largen, front cover

              Junk

              by Christopher Largen

             

                     The Blossoms of the Night-Blooming Cereus by Ursula T. Gibson, front cover

              The Blossoms of the Night-Blooming Cereus

              by Ursula T. Gibson

             

                 Sailing to Byzantium by Richard Moore, front cover

               Sailing to Oblivion by Richard Moore

             

             Vancouver Island Birds Vol. 1 by Mike Yip

              Vancouver Island Birds Vol. 1

              by Mike Yip

         Ashram: Adventures on a Yogi Farm by Jnana Hodson

              Ashram: Adventures on a Yogi Farm

              by Jnana Hodson

             

      Tales from the Junk Culture
Age by Simon Maslin

              Tales from the Junk Culture Age

              by Simon Maslin

             

                 Eeku by Karen L. Newman, front cover

               Eeku by Karen L. Newman

             

                         The Mystery Club and The Dead Doctor by Harley Sachs

                 The Mystery Club and The Dead Doctor

              by Harley Sachs

         A Filly Called Easter by Laura Hesse

              A Filly Called Easter

              by Laura Hesse

             

                  Blank

              The Year of the Cat

              by Laura Stamps

             

                 Corn Woman, Mujer Maiz by Sue Littleton, front cover

               Corn Woman, Mujer Maiz by Sue Littleton

        Sky Woman

                 Sky Woman

              Indigenous Women Who Have Shaped,

              Moved, or Inspired Us

              Co-published by Theytus Books

Broken Sleep by Kaimana Wolf

              Broken Sleep

              by Kaimana Wolf

             

                  Wild Women by Simon Leigh

              Wild Women

              by Simon Leigh

             


                   Your Love Killed My Cancer. Tu Amor Mato Mi Cáncer,ALEJANDRO RAUL MUJICA-OLEA, front cover

               Your Love Killed My Cancer,

              Tu Amor Mato Mi Cancer

              by Alejandro Raul Mujica-Olea

                      A Smile to Treasure

                 A Smile to Treasure

              by Leslie Lynam

                    Christening the Dancer by John Amen

              Christening the Dancer

              by John Amen

             

                  Sacred Trust: The Ten Rules of Life, Death, and Medicine by Phyllis Hollenbeck

              Sacred Trust: The Ten Rules of Life, Death, and Medicine

              by Phyllis Hollenbeck

             


                   Corn Bread Voodoo by William Matthew McCarter, front cover

               Corn Bread Voodoo,

              by William Matthew McCarter

                      In the Light of Day by Richard Provencher

                 In the Light of Day

              by Richard Provencher

                    Intermission by Peter Vetrano

              Intermission

              by Peter Verano

             

                  Derivative Life by Jeff Fyfe

              Derivative Life

              by Jeff Fyfe

             


                   Broken Water by Paula Martin Morell, front cover

               Broken Water,

              by Paula Martin Morell

                      Acidhuman Project by Kenji Siratori

                 Acidhuman Project

              by Kenji Siratori

                    Anna's Voice by P.J. Stewert-Hovey

              Anna's Voice

              by P.J. Stewart-Hovey

             

                  Will The Real Nation Builders Please Stand Up by P.J. Stewert-Hovey

              Will The Real Nation Builders Please Stand Up

              by P.J. Stewert-Hovey

             


                   Miss Mary Weather: A Southern Nightmare by Deon Sanders, front cover

Miss Mary Weather

A Southern Nightmare

by Deon Sanders

                      A Magical Clockwork: The Art of Writing the Poem

                 A Magical Clockwork:

                 The Art of Writing the Poem

              by Susan Ioannou

                    The Town That Forgot Hoe To Breathe

              The Town That Forgot How To Breathe

              by Kenneth J. Harvey

             

                  Unwelcome Child

              Unwelcome Child

              by Terese Pampellone

             

                   Moon Child by Simone Maroney, front cover

Moon Child,

              by Simone Maroney

                              Your Life IS Now by Marlene George

                 Your Life Is Now

              by Marlene George

                    Sex Sells

              Sex Sells

              by I. B. Iskov

             

                  Things Unsaid

              Things Unsaid

              by Bernice Lever

             

                   Of All the Things by Jack Galmitz, front cover

              Of All the Things

              by Jack Galmitz

                              The Poetry of Business by Tracy Repchuk,

                 The Poetry of Business

              by Tracy Repchuk

                    Dialogues With My Self by Saikat Mondal

              Dialogues With My Self

              by Saikat Mondal

             

                  Find Your God by Jack Rauhala

              Find Your God

              by Jack Rauhala

             

                   The Absinthe of Desire by Elizabeth Rhett Woods, front cover

              The Absinthe of Desire

              by Elizabeth Rhett Woods

                              Double Entry Death by Elizabeth Rhett Woods,

                 Double Entry Death

              by Elizabeth Rhett Woods

                    Family Fictions by Elizabeth Rhett Woods

              Family Fictions

              by Elizabeth Rhett Woods

             

                  Bird Salad by Elizabeth Woods

              Bird Salad

              by Elizabeth Woods

             

                   Towards Understanding, front cover

              Toward Understanding

              by Dave & Lillian Brummet

                              Trash Talk by Dave & Lillian Brummet,

                 Trash Talk

              by Dave and Lillian Brummet

                    Poetry Canada Mar. April, May 2006 Issue

              Poetry Canada Magazine March - May 06

              by Canadian Federation Of Poets

             

                  The Future Looks bright by Canadian Federation of Poets

              The Future Looks Bright Anthology

              by Canadian Federation of Poets

             

                   Vagabond Pond, front cover

              Vagabond Pond

              by Anastasia Clark

                              Blackthorn Vampire cover,

                 The Legacy of Adrian Blackthorn, Vampire

              by Woodrow W. Walker

                     Memories of a Forgotten Past Cover

              Memories of a Forgotten Past

              by Anne Lebrecht

             

                  Discoveries of a Hidden Past Cover

              Discoveries of a Hidden Past

              by Anne Lebrecht

             

                   The Mount Perry Chronicles, front cover

              The Mount Perry Chronicles

              by Robert Herbst

                              The Myth Stimulus cover,

                 The Myth Stimulus

              by Tonelius Oliver

                     Tabasco, the Saucy Raccoon Cover

              Tabasco, the Saucy Raccoon

              by Lyn Hancock

             

                  Running Like A Woman With Her Hair on Fire by Martina Newberry Cover

              Running Like A Woman With Her Hair on Fire

              by Martina Newberry

             

                   When a Man Loves a Rabbit, front cover

              When a Man Loves a Rabbit

              by Bruce Atchison

                              Pressed Pennies,

                 Pressed Pennies

              by Steven Manchester

                     Tidal Wave by Krissy Brady

              Tidal Wave

              by Krissy Brady

             

                  Almost Full

              Almost Full

              by Don Schaeffer

             

                   Rarity from the Hollow, front cover

              Rarity from the Hollow

              by Robert Eggleton

                              Yukon Tears and Laughter

                 Yukon Tears and Laughter

              by Joyce Yardley

                     Running Down the Wind

              Running Down the Wind

              by David Fraser

             

                  Borderlines Anthology

              Ascent Aspirations Magazine Anthology Four, Borderlines

              edited by David Fraser

             

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