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Because we are combining the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 issues of Eye Contact into a special "double issue" in celebration of the magazine's 20th anniversary, no magazine was published in Fall 2008. Yet many have missed their fix of the magazine. To tide you over -- and to inspire a new submission for (our fast-approaching Feb 6th deadline) we are offering an electronic copy of the galleys from the Spring 2008 "Revelation" issue, in Adobe .pdf format (warning: it is a large, 2 megabyte file). Note that because these are "galleys" the pages are arranged as they are laid out for the printer, not in sequential reading order.

Enjoy. Thanks go out to all contributors for sharing their "revealing" work.

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Mixed Media by Erin Mitchell
"Fede, Speranza, Amore: Sempre Famiglia" appeared in the center spread of the Spring 2007 issue of Eye Contact.

Bio: Erin Mitchell is a Graphic Design major at Seton Hill University, minoring in Art History. Erin has assisted with the design of the magazine over the year and will be promoted to Editor-in-Chief of Eye Contact, beginning Fall 2007.

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Conte Crayon by Marie Manski
"The Birds" appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Eye Contact.

Bio: Marie Manski says "People are my inspiration." Marie will be Art Editor of Eye Contact in Fall 2007.

“The money?” The man held out a clean, manicured hand. A startling contrast to his torn and grubby clothes.

“Don’t you want to see my credentials, Dr. Silver?” I asked, hoping this man was indeed the infamous Doctor Samuel Silver.

“Doctor.” His hoarse laughter turned into a thick coughing fit. Shoulders heaving with effort, he spit a blood-laced wad of phlegm onto the cracked sidewalk. Wiping his mouth on his sleeve, he said, “I’ve no interest in who you are or what your agenda is. All I want is your money.”

[Click "Continue Reading" below to read full story]

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Fiction by Maria V. Snyder
"Protect the Children" appeared in the Spring 2005 "Consequences" issue of Eye Contact.

Bio: Maria V. Snyder is a meteorologist turned writer whose adult fantasy novel, Poison Study, will appear in October 2005 from Luna Fantasy.

Yesterday, she was a young girl
playing hopscotch barefoot
on broken streets, unmindful
of the drop of perspiration
trickling down her cheek,
laughing at those silly boys
when they slipped on their marbles.

Yesterday, she was sixteen
reading short stories aloud
in her tiny blue-walled classroom
when she saw her brother standing in the doorway.
Father had sent bhaiya for her.
It was time now for her to look pretty
with flowers in her hair
and kohl in her eyes
so she could be sent away
to a new home.

Yesterday, she bent over a pile of red chilies in the verandah,
picking out the ones grandma
would want to grind in to dinner that night.
She ran back to her thatched roofed hut,
clutching them in her hand
just to be first in line
for sugarcane and marigold bracelets.

Today, shadows dance on the mud caked walls
by the light of an oil lamp
and bring back memories of those who passed on
and left her here, alone.

Today, she sits in the light of the late afternoon,
tracing the shadow of the window with her old fingers,
hands leathery, the wrinkles carved by time.

Hands that once churned butter, chopped wood,
and came together in prayer
now lay by her side, resigned,
aching to feel.

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Poetry by Neha Bawa
"When Tomorrow Came" appeared in the Spring 2005 "Consequences" issue of Eye Contact.

Bio: Neha Bawa is a junior at Seton Hill University, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. "Life," she says, "changes in heartbeats."

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B/W Photography by Bruce Siskawicz
"Ice Cold Death" appeared in the Spring 2005 "Consequences" issue of Eye Contact. (full-size image)

Bio: Bruce Siskawicz is a resident of Greensburg, PA and a part-time student of Graphic Design at Seton Hill University.