Fiction by Karen Joyce
The propane toilet exploded as a group of Distinguished Visitors are due to visit her field camp, and Doctor Kristine Hartwood has just learned that their escort happens to be her academic rival and former mentor. This field season, she will have to settle their tangled past. The first chapter of a novel-in-progress set in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.
Fri 10 Feb 2006
Fiction by Gavin Tierney
Ian lit one cigarette from another. His black hair was pulled back underneath a gray bandana. The song ended, permitting conversation in the bar to continue. “Antarctica was never meant to exist man.” Ian sat back in his chair, his hands raised into the air.
Fri 10 Feb 2006
Fiction by Bill Jirsa
I’m drinking beside an ichthyologist. I can smell the whiskey on his breath when he leans over to talk above the noise in the bar. He smells like a memory of my grandfather: fish and bourbon.
Fri 10 Feb 2006