Downstate Story Tables of Contents

Tables of Contents: DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. I, 1992 “The Dreamer,” by Douglass G. Norvell. “Frog,” by Steve Meiss. “The Smartest Man in the World,” by Forrest Robinson. “Face to Face” by Cinda Thompson. “The Gift of Love,” by Yvonne M. Grapes. “The Quilt,” by Ginger H. Wheeler “Sixty-Eight and Single,” by Gayle Arrowood. “Murder Most Fowl,” by Jessica J. Frasca, illustrated by the author. “Tougher Than Most,” by Jim Courter. “Maxwell Forest and the Wanna Bee,” by Don Axt. Original art by Loretta Hoback and S. LaMont Waithe. DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. II, 1993 “Mayor Ben,” by Cinda Thompson. “One Quality Hour,” by Don Axt. “The Killing,” by James R. Heuer. “The Bad Antique Dealer,” by W. G. Bliss. “The Paterkiller,” by Jessica J. Frasca, illustrated by the author. “Rings,” by Irene Sedeora. “Kate at Work,” by Orville Starnes. “The Last Word,” by Kristel Taylor. “The Ideal Spouse,” by David Quinn. “In Stitches,” by Jim Courter. Original art by Gary Schwartz, photos by Keith Berry. DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. III, 1994 “Value City,” by Bernadette Bartlett. “The Yellow Brick Road,” by Brian Cooper. “The Electric Chair,” by C. L. Shurtleff. “The Caller,” by Kristel Taylor. “Fidelis,” by Thomas Laird. “The Love Seat,” by Steve Meiss. “Growing Up Slowly,” by Claire Hutchison. “Baby Eyes,” by Jessica Frasca, illustrated by the author. “Girl from Pandora, Iowa,” by Don Axt. “Deus Ex Machina,” by Burt Raabe. Original art by Penny Wang and S. LaMonte Waithe, photos by Keith Berry. DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. IV, 1995 “LuEllen on Oprah” by Pamela M. Patton “Addiction” by Claire N. Hutchison “Baby, Tonight” by Lori Westermeier “1968” by Cinda Thompson “Mallards” by C. L. Shurtleff “Rock River Paradise” by Kristel Taylor “The Perfect Man” by Kathy O'Hara “The Window of Opportunity” by Constance Stepe “That Miserable, Sadass Shaman” by Don Axt “Stop Me If I Make A Mistake” by Robert Grindy Original art by Jacki Willis and Anthony Hirner. DOWNSTATE STORY, VOL. V, 1996 “Ambitions" by Jessica J. Frasca "Twine God Story" by Daniel Gerdes "The Open Window" by Louise Muehe "Scat" by James Plath "Not the Virgin Mary" by Cinda Thompson "Breakfast with Jesus" by Don Axt "Places" by Kristel Taylor "Ghosts by Thomas Laird "Green Hands of God" by Jerry Kilbride "Hot and Gritty" by Tom Brand Original art by Wayne Forbes, Christy Goodman and Julie Wyckoff DOWNSTATE STORY, VOL. VI, 1997 "The Shirt" by Pepper Bauer "The Man With the Rusty Mustache by Don Axt "Children We Have Something to Tell You" by Marie Micheletti "Taking Care" by Jessica Frasca "One Last Time" by Jeffrey D. Sandrone "Red Light, Green Light" by Debra R. Borys "The Hitchhiker" by Ray Pierce "A Matter of Suicide" by Gary King "The Business of Dying " by Amy L. Davis "Short on Top" by Carolyn Owen Original art by Preston Jackson, Eric Bell and Brenda Hanshaw DOWNSTATE STORY, VOL. VII, 1998 "Birds of a Feather" by Kate Burgauer "Mime" by Barry Schwartz "Romance" by Laura Winton "Space Shoot" by Ray Pierce "Libby and the Deer" by O. Starnes "Women of Robert" by Karen Lagerbloom "Rattlesnake Stare" by Michael Berry "Where Have You Gone Maxwell Perkins" by Tom Laird "The Cow" by Tom Snee "Dirty Laundry" by Charles Rammelkamp Original art by Bob Emser, Brenda Hanshaw and Sheilagh Foster DOWNSTATE STORY VOL. VIII, 1999 "Walking Back" by Catherine Lawless "Sixties or Bust" by Arnold Edwards "In Memoriam" by Pepper Bauer "Bread and Circuses" by Kate Burgauer "Dante's Dilemma" by Tom Laird "Gardening" by Leslie Farnsworth "I Don't Want to Go to Heaven" by Mike Standaert "City News" by Lydia Webster "Lucid Moments" by Cinda Thompson "Transactions" by Tom Snee Original art by Daniel Botkin, Rose Haynes and Sheilagh Foster Hill _______________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY Vol. IX, 2000 "My Paper Angel," by Gwen Dina "Discussing Politics with My One True Love," by Michael Downs "Spitting Image," by Thomas Laird "Death's Apprentice," by Bryan A. Bushemi "You Bet Your Life," by Jessica Frasca "Screaming Eagle," by Kate Burgauer "Zinnias," by Steve Fay "Mates," by Carol Howell "Adoption," by Daniel Botkin "Hoops," by Raymond Pierce Original art by Vin Luong, Daniel Botkin and Jessica Frasca _______________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. X, 2001 "Wake Me When It's Over," by Raymond Pierce "It's Not the Money," by Jim Courter "Willie the Wisp," by Norman V. Kelly "Tobacco Juice," by K. G. Kalb "Incorporation," by Pepper Lambie Bauer "Fallout," by Deborah Correnti "Black Ribbon," by Barbara Johnson-Haddad "The Lake Story," by Nicholas Antosca "If Life Were Music," by Arnold L. Miller "The Phone Call," by Dina Rabadi Original art by Brenda Hanshaw and Rose Haynes _______________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. XI, 2002 "Quilt Pieces," by Kate Varness "Train of Thought," by Josiah McClellan "Midwinter Lightning," by Jean Z. Slonneger "Will Work for Food," by O. Starnes "Hot Tub Romance," by Gary King "On the Occasion of Hemmingway's 100th," by Patrick Riley "An Early Winter," by Patrick Archer "The Visit," by W. C. Scheurer "I Feel Your Pain," by Pepper L. Bauer "Paying Attention," by Rita Haag Original art by Connie Andrews and Ed Levene ________________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY,Vol. XII, 2003 "July 4, 2002," by Allen Hartter "P.O.W." by Marion Spillman "Mabel and Ivy," by Erin Pringle "WWW.GETHSEMANE.COM," by Mary Gannon "How I Got Saved," by Carol Manley "Midwest Adventures," by Gloria M. Hedberg "Owl," by Ray Pierce "Half the Man," by Marqus P. Bobesich "Catatonic," by Pepper L. Bauer "Vindictive," by Jeff Poole Original art by Ed Levene __________________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. XIII, 2004 "Chicago Eve," by M. W. King "Lunch Date," by Eva Schultz "A Prayer for Rain," by Norm Kelly "A Door of Her Own," by Eric Johnson "A Cry from the Edge of the World," by Chad Wys "The Twelve Roses of Christmas," by Shirley Splittstoesser "Riding With Otis," by Stephen M. Dare "In Bloom," by Bill Oberg "No Strings Attached," by Susan Duke "Snake in the Stairwell," by W. Aaron Wilson Original art by Ed Levene and Connie Andrews ___________________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. XIV, 2005 "Witch's Wand" by C. E. Jones "The Safety Zone," by Keir Graff " A Spring Day," by Jean Shrier "Absolutely Zeke's Blues," by Kent McDaniel "Living Pressure," by Bob Liter "Tomorrow is a Brand New Day," by Pepper L. Bauer "Squall in Plain Quiet," by Amy Ealy "Children of the Light," by Nancy Swanborn "Present," by Kimberley Donald "Say 'Cheese,'" by Gordon Petry Original art by Ed Levene and Emily Davis ____________________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. XV, 2006 "Two Falls," by Jim Courter "Madam Maria, Seer of All," by M.W. King "The Sink Hole," by Stephanie Freele "Just Like Her Father," by Joyce Frohn "The Assignation," by Pepper L. Bauer "Once Inside," by Ruth Cox Anderson "Even Steven," by Tracey Baldwin "Liverwurst," by Ray Pierce "Jason and the Tit Lady," by Dan Seiters "Buddy's Magic," by Gordon Petry Original art by Ed Levene, Amy Frasca, Gabriele Dabasinkaite and Connie Andrews _____________________________________________ DOWNSTATE STORY, Vol. XVI, 2007 "The Joining," by Pepper L. Bauer "Killing Time," by Eric Strand "Top Down Day," by Bud Bartlett "Mile Markers," by Lorie Kolak "Lady Justice," by Kimberley Donald "From the Bowl of the Spoon," by Dick Quinn "Crayola," by Connie Steppe "My Arrival in Horseshoe, Nevada," by Susan Srikant "Soil Searching," by Robert E. McKown "Anna's Eyes," by Robert McEvilia Original art by Amy Fraska, Ed Levene and Bill Whitney