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May/June 2008
Volume 2, Issue 4 
ISSN 1935-634X

                                                                                       

Love * Betrayal * Fashion * Friends * Romance—Chick lit style   
 
 

 

Fiction

 

Man Ripe  Brenda Moguez

“You had sex today. I can tell. Your aura and body language are man-ripe. I bet you shaved your legs, and the sheets have been changed.”

 

The Truth about Selling Out  Erinn Manack

Her body seems to be poured into her dress, but she isn’t the least bit comfortable in it. The dress doesn’t suit her at all... 

 

Wine Tasting  Penny Zang

There, just like that, was that old blindness that waited in the bottom of every bottle of wine. I knew if I spoke I’d turn back into my old self... 

 

Walk Away  Debra Sennefelder

Breathe. Inhale and exhale, I order myself. Otherwise I’ll pass out and that’s not how I imagined my first post break-up face to face with Jon. 

 

Kaleidoscope  Donia Carey 

That evening, slipping into a mauve peignoir, I found a matching purple mark on my right side. I smiled. That night lilacs scented my dreams.

 

The Star  Sue Menon

I looked blearily at my computer screen as I sipped my coffee. I sent this report late before and I had also sent it out with typos – a definite faux pas.

 

 

 

 

 

Book Reviews/Articles

 

Review of How to Meet Cute Boys  Johneen Manning

Kizis has got it all down: our neuroses, anxieties, and (most importantly) that annoying flicker of hope that keeps us looped in the madness that is the world of dating.

 

Dating Advice Columnist Lisa Daily Dorothy Thompson

...Lisa Daily can tell you why he didn´t call, the color you should never wear on a first date, and even where to snoop for evidence if you think your guy´s been fooling around.