Kerry Cole
“The Falconer,” by Kerry Cole
KERRY COLE talks to bugs and people she can’t see. She thinks trees have feelings and paints what she feels coming from all around us. She dreams of people she has never met who offer advice, or ask for her help. She often ends up painting them as an offering of healing. Her family is tolerant and curious.
Find her work at kerrycolefineart.com.
If you’re still nursing a green beer hangover and/or battling a leprechaun infestation, we can help (or at least provide a welcome distraction). Please note the recommended tea pairings for the pieces in our ninety-ninth issue, each of which possesses a lovely, quiet oddness and is perfect for reading to your cat.
Poem – “The Stenographer,” by Alec Hershman: jasmine green tea
Flash fiction – “Puffer,” by Bruce Shields: Lapsang Souchong
Poem – “The Lady of the House,” by Daniel Galef: Lady Grey
Flash fiction – “Strange Affliction,” by Rob Tyler: chamomile
Cover art – “Welcome to the Surreal,” by Ava Wadleigh: orange pekoe
Ava Wadleigh
“Welcome to the Surreal,” by Ava Wadleigh
AVA WADLEIGH is 17 and a junior at Tacoma School of the Arts. She looks at art as a way to express abstract concepts and ideas and believes strongly in creating fearlessly. She is grateful for all the support from her family and teachers and can’t wait to further her journey into the world of fine arts.
Follow her on Instagram @ avacadowad.