Watching the Hale-Bopp Comet Over Howard Johnson Motel in Rolla, Missouri
They do not rest or come to Earth, neither Common Swifts nor the crescent moon in flight, but the Hale-Bopp swings near every few thousand years, and we…
Day Is Done
By the time the hearse pulled up to where the dead corporal was to be buried, Private Crane felt as if the rubber soles of his jump boots had…
Kicking the Stone
The bookstore café was lit by lamps on tables, the big windows at the front beaded with condensation that acted like a blind, dimming the afternoon light. Sylvia had…
Half Hitch
Spring What passes for weather is cold and slick, the spit and runnel of raindrops. Padilla Bay reflects early sprigs of forsythia, yellow spikes bouncing on stems. A…
Away the Birds
Stevie and I, we live in Fischel’s attic now. It’s small but we don’t need much. There’s room enough for a wobbly nightstand and a chair we’ve piled over…
Salamander in O.Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories
Salamander is so proud to have contributors featured in both the O.Henry Prize Stories and The Best American Short Stories 2017! Congratulations to Sonya Larson, whose story "Gabe Dove" (Salamander…
Salamander Fiction Contest Winners
Cady Vishniac is the winner of the 2017 Salamander Fiction Contest with her story "Girls Girls Girls," and Jared Lipof is the second-place winner with his story "Mastermind." Of the winning stories,…
Salamander Fiction Contest 2017 Results
Winner Cady Vishniac, "Girls Girls Girls" Honorable Mention Jared Lipof, "Mastermind" Finalists Michael Mark, "A Good Man" Laura Farnsworth, "Carlsbad" Tom Howard, "Scarecrows" Neha Chaudhary-Kamdar, "Seventeen Things About My Friend…
Salamander and Suffolk at the 2017 Massachusetts Poetry Festival
Salamander and Suffolk University faculty will be participating in the 2017 Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Salem, Massachusetts, on May 5-7. Find us at these events: Small Press and…