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Poetry

Sirena: a song the black mermaid might sing

By Margaret MacKinnonAugust 1988

Readers Write

Having Fun

Playing with dolphins, finding things to enjoy, flying kites

By Our ReadersAugust 1988

Fiction

The Disappearance Of Baby Dinosaurs

The light is off in the hallway. It’s been off for a month and the first floor tenant, Mrs. Gaynor, has complained to the landlord. Over and over.

By Rosanna StaffaJuly 1988

Poetry

Signs

By Linda-Ruth BergerOctober 1987

Essays, Memoirs & True Stories

When they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I answered: “An explorer!” It was quite the thing for a boy of ten, but imagine being stuck with it. Fashions change but one thing does not: all adults want little boys to be something else besides little boys.

By Andrei CodrescuOctober 1987

Poetry