Midwest Literary Magazine proudly presents, “Off Season,” an anthology of poetry and fiction featuring works by: Allen Kopp, Amanda England, Andre Farant, Andrea Pakieser, Andrew McCallum Crawford, Arwen Brenneman, Billie Louise Jones, Brian Sullivan, Brita Thielen, Bruce J. Berger, Carol Gore, Cheri Ause, Christopher Keller, Colby Vargas, Diana Ferraro, Ed Gutierrez, Elizabeth Green, Eva Glynn Stephens, Garrett Traylor, Heather Lenoir, Ian Hilgendorf, Igor Yankilevich, Irena Pasvinter, J.P. Monacell, Janet McCann, Jason Campagna, Jen Frankel, John Roberts, John Tzikas, Jonathan Eastman, Kallima Hamilton, Kate Kimball, Kevin Heaton, Lara Sterling, Laura Durnell, Lori M. Myers, Margaret Karmazin, Max Keanu, Michael Royce, Mike Ramberg, Nathan Hunt, Nick Pasotti, Patrick Cook, Peter McMillan, Rebecca Restrepo, Richard E. Marion, Robert Petras, Roger Cowin, Ruth Whittier, Samuel Hovda, Scott Lucas, Seth Seppala, Shane R. Collins, Thomas Rich, Tina V. Cabrera, Tony Brown, Trish Parker-Knight, Wendy Russ, and Zdravka Evtimova.

Our July 2011 issue has been published. With over 260 pages of fiction and poetry, this issue is sure to please. July features works by: Allen Kopp, Andrew McCallum Crawford, Billie Louise Jones, Brian Sullivan, Bruce J. Berger, Carol Gore, Christopher Keller, Colby Vargas, Diana Ferraro, Elizabeth Green, Eva Glynn Stephens, Garrett Traylor, Heather Lenoir, Ian Hilgendorf, Igor Yankilevich, J.P. Monacell, Janet McCann, Jason Campagna, Jen Frankel, John Roberts, John Tzikas, Jonathan Eastman, Kallima Hamilton, Kate Kimball, Lara Sterling, Lori M. Myers, Margaret Karmazin, Mike Ramberg, Patrick Cook, Richard E. Marion, Roger Cowin, Ruth Whittier, Samuel Hovda, Seth Seppala, Shane R. Collins, Thomas Rich, Tina V. Cabrera, Tony Brown, Trish Parker-Knight, Wendy Russ, and Zdravka Evtimova.

Congratulations to all the authors. Visit the “Magazines” link to read the July issue (Always Free).

The late release of our June 2011 issue has been published. Featuring works of poetry and fiction by: Amanda England, Andre Farant, Andrea Pakieser, Arwen Brenneman, Brita Thielen, Cheri Ause, Ed Gutierrez, Irena Pasvinter, Kevin Heaton, Laura Durnell, Margaret Karmazin, Max Keanu, Michael Royce, Nathan Hunt, Nick Pasotti, Peter McMillan, Rebecca Restrepo, Robert Petras, and Scott Lucas.

Read it for free by visiting the Magazines link. Congratulations to all the authors.

The poetry of Bruce J. Berger has been published previously in Midwest Literary Magazine. See “To the Wooded Way” in the January 2011 edition of MLM. Also a short story writer, his fiction can be found in a variety of print and on-line journals, and most recently his story “Back to the Front” appears in Black Magnolias Literary Journal. He has also started to publish stories himself in the Kindle store.

Run, Rain

Run, rain, behind you lurks the
Sun, a day too late

Now, the wet and wet you are but
How you know is beyond

My scope of understanding
My life my blood

You make it sad to kiss
You rude and chilly beast.