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Straitjackets Magazine
Fall 2018


EDITOR'S DESK
EDITORIAL
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SJM WRITING CONTEST
Write a story or poem inspired by this photo
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MY TEN FAVORITE BOOKS
Choosing ten favorite books is akin to choosing among one's children.
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RHYTHMS OF THE SANCTUARY
With a clank of a chain, the gate opens into a world of miniature horses
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FOUR SENRYU POEMS
Horse-drawn hayracks
Shrieking kids, straw-strewn wagons
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HOW TO COOK A TURKEY
Select a bird fresh, not frozen
Carry it home while whistling a merry time
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SAY WHAT?
As a therapist, I listened to words day after day-how they are used, abused or totally fabricated. They put themselves together into a story
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FLYING SOLO
"Whether he's guilty or not, I'm leaving"
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TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE
"Hurry this up, Doc. When he wakes up and sees where he is, he'll be meaner than a cat who fell down a two-holer."
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LANTERN LIES
I made a Japanese lantern
with fabric of multiple dyes
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GOD'S OWN ROSE
But I couldn't forget the beggar
Dressed in ragged tattered clothes
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FOR HANA-SAN
The last night in Okinawa,
we sat cross-legged
on the floor of the izakaya.
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THE DATE
Why was I doing this; did I really want another relationship?
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COME AWAY
Come away with me, my love
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THE MUSIC OF SNOW
I layered my black jacket, the one with snowmen on the front, over a wool sweater, and headed outdoors.
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COVER ART
Fall 2018
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