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.

We're already thinking about cheerful summer weather, vacations, and a walk on the beach. Here is a sneak peek at the cover for the summer issue of Star 82 Review . I'm still reading and viewing for the issue, so keep the art and writing coming! If you want thoughtful and detailed comments, consider Editor's Eye for a small fee. Please do read the latest spring issue for ideas of tone and style and the submission guidelines  here . As always: you read mine, I'll read yours.

Star 82 Review' s spring issue, 14.1 is now freely live online and available in print form from LULU. Thank you to all the contributors and to you, the readers and subscribers! This issue, our 53rd is packed with wonderful full-color art, and the prose and poetry will take you on many journeys, both internal and around the world.  Star 82 Review 14.1 online here . Star 82 Review 14.1 for purchase at LULU here . As usual, I am always reading and viewing for future issues. Please always read the guidelines here . For detailed comments and suggestions, consider  Editor's Eye .

Spring is on its way over here. The magnolias are blooming, the plum and cherries starting to blossom. And you? Have you a prose piece (poem or story) to share? If so, check the guidelines at this link . If you read mine, I'll read yours. There is still room in the March issue for you. (P.S. IMPORTANT: The addresses to send to are on the website, not here.)

Here is an early look at the cover for the upcoming spring/March issue of  Star 82 Review . There is still room for more wonderful writing and art, so please read an issue or two for the flavor of what I'm looking for, check the  guidelines , and consider sending something new! 

Our Winter issue, 13.4 is live online! In this issue we are exploring connection and conscious affection through seriousness, playfulness, and curiosity. Thanks again to all the art, prose, and poetry contributors who make this magazine go. And thank you to the subscribers for reading!  If you are interested in submitting work to Spring, 14.1, the guidelines are here ; I read year round, For detailed and thoughtful feedback on your work, consider Editor's Eye . To get a feel for the vibe of the magazine, check out the latest. Star 82 Review 13.4  online Star 82 Review 13.4 available in print at LULU .

The first print proof for *82 Review 13.4 has been ordered, and I will be working on the web version very soon. I'm very pleased how this issue came together. As usual, I am always reading for future issues. If you have something that fits the mood of the magazine, please do read the guidelines and send your prose, poetry, or art along for spring 14.1. Guidelines:  https://star82review.com/submissions.html  You read mine carefully, I'll read and view your work carefully as well.

Here is an early look at the cover for the upcoming winter issue of Star 82 Review . There is still some room for more wonderful writing and art, so please check the guidelines and consider sending something new! 

In our fall issue we are falling and failing a little, but picking ourselves back up and transcending through simple understandings and little joys. Thank you to all the contributors for another wonderful issue, and thank you to everyone who reads the magazine. You are all appreciated more than you know!  Star 82 Review 13.3 online here . Star 82 Review print copies at LULU here . I'm still reading for winter issue 13.4; guidelines, as usual, are here . 

Getting a jump on the fall issue; 13.3 is now in production! HOWEVER, I am always reading and viewing for future issues. Consider sending something for the winter issue, 13.4, the 52nd issue. Hmm. Something about a deck of cards? Guidelines, as usual, are here . Remember: you read mine and I'll be happy to read and view yours. If you are interested in detailed feedback for a fee, consider  Editor's Eye .

Be in the moment, but always look ahead. Here is a sneak peek at the cover for the fall issue of Star 82 Review , issue 13.3. And, as usual, I am always reading and viewing for this and future issues. Guidelines are here . If you are looking for detailed feedback on your work, consider Editor's Eye .

We had a lively reading and small art exhibit after hours at CoRo coffee room to celebrate the publication of Star 82 Review 13.2, Summer Reading Anthology . Thanks to the prose writers included in the latest issue who read: Elaje López, Deepti Nalavade Mahule, Shira Musicant, and Kimberly Sweeney, and local poets: Sarah Kobrinsky, Daniel Ari, and Heikki Huotari. Local contributing artists to past issues who had wonderful art on display: Kay Bradner, Carole Jeung, Bryan Kring, Lauren Ari, David Johnson and Dianne Ayres. (You can look all of them up at star82review.com .) I've always wanted Star 82 to be a kind of oasis, a place of connection and renewal, perhaps a place to recharge in order to go forward, and it was a joy to celebrate in person.  Even though I have no staff, I cannot do it alone. Thank you for contributing, for reading, for supporting the magazine.

It's here! The collection of 50 prose pieces plus black and white art is now available online and in print. Enjoy it on your travels or read while reclining on your staycation. Entertaining and thoughtful, these pieces are a delightful revisit to work previously published in *82 . Thank you to ALL contributors and supporters of the magazine as we celebrate this 50th issue and thirteen years of publication. Summer Reading Anthology 13.2 online is freely available  here . Summer Reading Anthology 13.2 in print, from LULU here . (Celebratory price of 9.95 now until June 9. List price: 11.95). And always reading and viewing for the next issue! Response time is within ten days, usually sooner. Contributor's guidelines are here .  As usual, you read mine, I'll read yours.

In celebration of Star 82 Review 's 50th issue, I have compiled 50 prose pieces and collected black and white artwork from 2019 to the present (see earlier b&w art in the Pocket Poems Anthology ). It has been a joy to revisit 49 back issues. Watch for a possible publication party/lively reading as well. Stay Tuned! Meanwhile, here is a sneak peek at the upcoming cover.

The spring issue of Star 82 Review has blossomed! And it is indeed beautiful, bursting with art and wonderful writing. Thank you to all the contributors and subscribers who keep it growing! Upcoming summer issue (the 50th!) will be a summer reading anthology, a collection of selected work from the past 49 issues. However! I am always reading for future. Guidelines are here . Star 82 Review 13.1 free online issue is here . Star 82 Review 13.1 print issue available from LULU here . Happy Reading!

Just awaiting the second proof for Star 82 Review, 13.1 and then we should be on our way to publication. Meanwhile, considering checking out all the wonderful back issues: all 48 of them! Still reading and viewing for future issues as well.  https://star82review.com/submissions.html