POETRY

Nabeela Altaf shows us how quickly eleven summers pass.

Read Brian Michael Barbeito's prose poem in five parts.

Keith Francese remembers what his mother forgot to write.

Dance, sing, and grieve with Judy Katz-Levine.

Take a fanciful ride from earth to space with Nicole Kurlich.

Dance, fight, and remember with Michael Mark.

Bradley Meyer rejoices in his 20/20 vision.

Join Barry North for coffee.

Descend slowly with Kim Hunter-Perkins.

Visit a Chinese buffet, the Grand Canyon and a cheap hotel with Kalen Rowe.

Chase Richard Hugo's ghost with Donald Welch.

Tara Westmor writes of weather and love.



FLASH PROSE

Read between the lines with Mel Bosworth.

Meet a frustrated Russian wife with Daniel Coshnear.

Experience magic with George Dila.

Krista Farris gives us a gargoyle's perspective and explores the ambiguous nature of trash and treasure.

KJ Hannah Greenberg spirals beyond the boundaries of the free world with Dr. Penelope Adams.

Meet at the hanging tree with B.B. Sevilla.

Hannah van Didden waits for news in Amsterdam. 


BOOK REVIEWS

henry reneau jr. reviews Poet and Vampire by Chuck Taylor.

Wanda Pothier-Hill reviews Blood Flower by Pamela Uschuk.

FICTION

Get caught with Mark Brazaitis.

Melissa Brooks recounts James' unfortunate death.

Wayne Cresser takes us out to sea.

Robin Waytt Dunn reminds us we are all beautiful losers.

Wait for a happy ending with Alayne Fiore.

NT McQueen introduces us to the Bauchmann's.

Maria Pavlova takes us to a place of enchantment.

Hit the water with Loren Sundlee.




MULTIMEDIA

See the world through Toni La Ree Bennett's eyes.

Have a psychedelic experience with Leonard Kogan.

Jane Marek invites us into her world.

Escape modernity with Richard Urbaniak.


CREATIVE NONFICTION

Accompany Kirk Boys as he takes library books to a dying man.

Listen closely to AshLeigh Brown's symphony.

Ride the 36 bus with Christina Brandon.

JW Burns rouge gyrotours will solve your problems. 

Play shark with Mary Coggins.

Travel from city to city with Stephanie Dickinson.

Kelsey McQuay gets through some rough times.

You are presently reading the February 2015 issue of Gravel. 

This magazine is produced by  the MFA program
 in creative writing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello editorial staff.

Cover art by Leonard Kogan.


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