'I think in your first drafts
you shouldn't let the editor in your head anywhere
near you. You should only be having a wonderful
time telling stories to yourself.' Jack Hodgins
Editorial Comment Highlights
It is morning at the office
of the Claremont Review and we declare the light
good. The serpent of our undoing is still winging
his way through chaos, and with any luck he may
never arrive at all.
In the months that have passed since our first
issue, all that we wanted to happen did happen:
the media community responded enthusiastically
and generously to our request for coverage...
Readers of this issue will
notice that the Claremont Review has expanded
both geographically and materially. Submissions
accepted for publication this time include the
work of writers from Ontario, Alberta and throughout
BC.
In addition to stories and poems,
we are presenting one piece of drama, as well as
an interview with novelist and short story writer
Jack Hodgins.
Table of Contents
cover art: Jenny Danahyi
fiction
Heather Calder
Theatrics
Telephone Solicitor
Lara Osis
Not Like Before
Kaya Reiss
Looking Inside
Natalie Farkas
The Side Show
Orion Jones
Hitchiking
Jeremy Denton
The Summer For Crying Out Loud
Bryn Latta
Today Is the Day
Anna Fisher
Proposition
Liz Hindle
Cardboard Boxes
poetry
Faro Sullivan
Four Poems
Anna Fisher
Two Poems
Laura Ralph
Loss
Karna Olson
The Drowning
Nicole Ardiel
Three Poems
Jessica Weirmeir
Two Poems
Linda Lee
Hot Potatoes
Jody Petford
Stipulations
Sheila Elash
Brandy Snaps
Tracey Floor
Tribal Dance
Carolyn Owens
Premeditation
Liz Hindle
Two Poems
Kent Verge
Two Poems
Samantha Taylor
Three Poems
Sharlene Hudson
Aloe Vera
Jamie Cordero
Cassandra
Janis Clarke
Love Poem
Karalyn Armstrong
Dinner With the Queen
Adrian Elbers
Prairie Grain
Nick Klinick
Lies
Jeff Wright
What I Did With My Summer Other Than Work, Eat
and Sleep
