Crazy Woman CreekCrazy Woman Creek is a collection of prose and poetry about real women in the West and their connection to a larger whole. Long troubled by the misguided images of skinny cowgirls on prancing palominos, the editors embarked on a mission to set the record straight. They wanted these western women to reveal the realities of their lives in their own words. In Crazy Woman Creek, 153 women west of the Mississippi write of the ways they shape and sustain

This jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season

close-knit family during a different time in American history

numerous studies have shown that bright

Perhaps it’s for the best

with finding out what happened to the vessel

further into Freda’s past

or will both troubled planets just go up in smoke

and dysentery

but perhaps the forces working beneath us—wage stagnation

Brydie gets a night-shift job at a big-box grocery

between the islanders and the outsiders deepen

her fate becomes entwined with that of Celia Sanchez