Editor’s Notes by Joe Mackall
In the third or fourth year of River Teeth’s existence, a former undergraduate English professor of mine submitted an essay to us. As I tore open the envelope, I fantasized about how many nasty ways I could reject this guy. I generally loved my undergraduate experience in English, mainly because of the books I read, but also the professors who seemed to love literature and language as much as I did. Continue reading . . .
Contents
“The Book of Knowledge” Steven Harvey ◆ “Disenthralled: An End to My Heart Disease” Thomas Larson ◆ “Country Boys, City Boys” Sarah M. Wells ◆ “Triage” Jon Kerstetter ◆ “Date Palms” Jon Kerstetter ◆ “Refurbishment” Sydney Lea ◆ “Necessary Angel” Leila Philip ◆ “Shagbark” Leila Philip ◆ “You and Your Pussycat Lips: My Aunt Goes After Tom Jones” Dan Roche ◆ “Cardinal Points” Sara Loewen ◆ “Annual Conference, 8,000 Writers Expected” Rebecca McClanahan ◆ “The Deer I Shot” Michael R. Shae ◆ “Emily Dickenson Alone in Her Room” MaryKatherine Ramsey
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