FICTION
“Everything Here Reminds Me of You” by Amy Jones
“The Troubles of North Laporte” by Anne Trooper-Holbrook
“Postcard from the Adriatic” by Jasmina Odor
“Witching Hour” by Toni Hiatt
“Flight Simulator” by Michael LaPointe
POETRY
“Melting Glacier, Burning Forest,” “You Were Depressed. There Were More Birds.,” “Life with Tigers,” “Books for the New Child” and “Suspension” by Raoul Fernandes
“Only You” by Gwen Hart
“Vavuniya via Anuradhapura” by Michael Lockett
“The Bonesuit” and “The Way It Began” by Emily Tuszynska
“After” by Mark Parlette
“Ashfall” by Peter Norman
“Before the Fall,” “The Alphabet” and “If Clouds Had Strings” by Elise Partridge
NON-FICTION
“Character Sketch” by K.A. MacKinnon
COVER IMAGE
“Disaster was Written in My Tea Leaves” by Joel Robison
[…] Prism 53.1 launched on a glorious teacup-and-octopus filled Sunday at WORD Vancouver. The issue, the first from new editors Nicole Boyce (prose) and Rob Taylor (poetry), is filled with good ink (cephalopod or otherwise). […]
[…] We would also like to congratulate the former PRISM contributors whose stories will be included. Lori McNulty has been announced as one of the three finalists for The Journey Prize, for “Monsoon Season” (Descant). Lori’s piece “Fingernecklace” was published in PRISM 52:3. Other PRISM contributors whose work will be published in The Journey Prize Stories 26 are Kevin Hardcastle, for “Old Man Marchuk” (EVENT), and Andrew MacDonald’s “Four Minutes” (Taddle Creek). Amy Jones’ story “Wolves, Cigarettes, Gum” (Room) will also be included, and if you’d like to read more of Amy’s writing, her piece “Everything Here Reminds Me Of You” appears in our brand new issue 53:1! […]
[…] To read “Flight Simulator,” pick up a copy of PRISM 53:1! […]
[…] PRISM 53.1 features Michael Lockett’s poem “Vavuniya via Anuradhapura”, in which the speaker travels by bus through Sri Lanka, taking in the sights, sounds and history of the country. Michael Lockett himself traveled to Sri Lanka in 2008, and in addition to writing poems, took some stunning photographs. Today we share a selection of those photos with you, along with commentary from Michael on both the photos and the poem. […]
[…] PRISM 53.1 features Michael Lockett’s poem ‘Vavuniya via Anuradhapura’, in which the speaker travels by bus through Sri Lanka, taking in the sights, sounds and history of the country. Michael Lockett travelled to Sri Lanka in 2008, and in addition to writing poems, took some stunning photographs. Today we share a selection of those photos with you, along with commentary from Michael on both the photos and the poem. […]
[…] were lucky enough to feature Elise’s poetry in our Fall issue 53.1: “Before the Fall”, “The Alphabet” and “If Clouds Had Strings”. […]
[…] The New Quarterly, and The Journey Prize Stories 24. If you’re intrigued, pick up a copy of PRISM 53:1 to read the full […]