Current Issue 
#4 Vol 1

The Fall/Winter 2009 issue of The Stray Branch is available.  Issue #4 features the work of  Andy Robertson, Suzanne Richardson Harvey, Ph.D., Alex Galper, Teresa Jordan, Roger Singer, John Grey, Thom Olausson, John Sweet and more....

Cover Art by Amber Berk

Issue #4 also available on amazon.com
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Sample Poem

          A Crone's Life
          by John David Muth

               Washerwoman,
               Crow's-feet crab-ass,
               Drinks her tea alone
               In the blue-black light of 5AM.

               Lunching in a hospital café,
               There is no one to visit,
               She just likes the smell
               Of sterilized sick,
               A Boiled hotdog
               In a cloud of ammonia.

               Cemetery stalker,
               Glides through the graves
               Like a ballerina,
               Leaves flowers for those
               Who cannot shake their heads.

               Before bed,
               She prays for Paradise,
               Been praying for eighty years.
               Piety brought her longevity,
               Or, maybe,
               No one wants her there, either.

  Featured Contributors 
(those who submitted photos)

Mel Bosworth

 click here to view photos from previous issues 

 Artwork

Artwork by Amber Berk
To view more art from this issue as
well as art from previous issues
and art added by members of
The Stray Branch site click here

Photography

Photo by Debbie Berk, snow effects added on website.
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