Here is an early look at the cover for the winter issue, 14.4 of Star 82 Review. We've already got some thoughtful and reflective work for nearing the end of the year, with a little playfulness thrown in as well. If you have something fresh that might match the magazine's interest in humanity, humility, and humor, please check the guidelines and send it along. As usual, paste words into the body of the email: no attachments except for artwork. I can't accommodate tabs, so poets, keep that in mind. Detailed guidelines are here . Please read them all so I can stay happy reading your work! Approximate deadline for this issue is November 1, 2026.

It's September, which means the feeling of back-to-school or back-to-the-future as Star 82 Review fall issue orbits once again. I'm not really sure what that means, but never mind. Time to read! We've got a little sojourn in the desert as well as other people and places in art, prose, and poetry. Thank you to all the contributors who make the magazine what it is! If you like it, consider supporting the magazine by going to LULU and getting a copy of the print issue. It's a different experience having a copy in hand to dip into now and then. Or, as usual, it is always online for free. Star 82 Review 14.3 online . Star 82 Review 14.3 print copies available at LULU here . If you've got something thoughtful, kind, and maybe a little funny, consider submitting to a future issue. Guidelines are here.  I know there is a lot of angst out there, but with the magazine I aim for an oasis where we can gather strength and joy.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to make this Fall issue a special one! We have some desert stories, travel photos, animal paintings, and more. I'm working on web pages and on track to be on time for a mid-September release. In the meantime, I am always reading and viewing for future issues. Consider these words for winter: share, learn, listen. Guidelines, as always, are here .  Note: Please do read the guidelines carefully. Thank you to those who do! Every editor will ask this of you. I get attachments when I ask to just paste the words into the body of the email (except art: .jpgs are good). I get work that is too long (I really prefer the shorter works). I get poems with tabs (I cannot accommodate tabs on the website.) So please, if you haven't already,  save yourself some time and read a little first. End rant. Begin joy!

Here is a sneak peek at the upcoming cover for Star 82 Review 14.3, fall issue. There is still room for more excellent and compassionate and playful work. Read a back issue here ! Then follow the guidelines here . Optional theme: sense of place: particularly in the desert, forest, prairie, mountains, or ocean. A thought. A prompt. But Optional .

And we're up and running once again! (as quarterly usual). Star 82 Review summer issue 14.2 is live online, available free to read there, or for a small amount you can support the magazine by going to LULU and getting one in printed form to pick up and read leisurely. We have so much great art and wonderful writing that touch on words and patterns, water, ghosts, memory and more. Thank you to all the contributors and to you, readers as well! And, as always, I'm reading for future issues. The guidelines are here . Star 82 Review  14.2 online is here. Star 82 Review  14.2 print issue to support the magazine is available at LULU here .

I'm happy to report that the first proof of Star 82 Review summer issue, 14.2 has been ordered, and I will be working on web pages very soon. In the meantime, I am always reading and viewing for future issues. If you have something that would fit the mood of the magazine for fall, please read the guidelines and send it along! Guidelines are here . Here are a few adjectives I look for in the writing and art: literary, nature, playfulness, observational, thoughtfulness, respect.