THE PATH vol.2, number 1

                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

                             Volume 2, Number 1  Summer, 2012

D. E. Z. Butler	Two Poems	7
Catherine Becker Reynolds Joanne M. Deck Paul Grella Betty Mathews Steven G. Farrell Isadora Dahlen	Michael and the Mother’s Day Present Life Lessons from the Littlest Ones The Marathon Poem The Crimson Druid of Wisconsin Mom, Where are you?	10  17  23  33  35  56
Eva Willis	Two Poems	65
Budd Nelson Steven G. Farrell	The Ancient One Four Irish-American Hellcats!	67  75
Tatjana Debeljački  Chris Wilkensen	Poem Skydiving off Skyscrapers	92  94
Tracy Werth	What a Boy Needs	101
A  Paul Bergen R. J.  Buckley Mary J. Nickum Contributor Bios Submission Guidelines Advertisements	On The Necessity of Being God Jessica Carter Sanford Book Review:  Steve Jobs	108 117 131 142 147

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THE PATH is a publication of The Path to Publication Group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit literature and writing organization. Dedicated to supporting innovative, cross-genre writing, the press publishes the work of translators, poets, and other writers. We encourage interaction between writers and readers by featuring works that appeal to a wide range of readers in our semi-annual literary journal. By actualizing the potential linguistic, cultural and political benefits of international literary exchange, we aim to ensure the advancement of literacy.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The submission period for the third issue of THE PATH is now open. Please refer to the submission guidelines below when developing your manuscript. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2012.

Submission Guidelines*

The Path

The Path to Publication Group is publishing a new literary publication – The Path.    You are invited to submit short stories, essays, book reviews and poems for inclusion in the semi-annual issues.  

 The theme for this issue is ‘Potpourri.’ For more information please visit the websites: www.pathtopublication.net and www.thepathmagazine.com . Past contributors will receive a call for submissions by e-mail automatically.  

1)      Short stories and essays - 2500 to 7000 words

2)             Poetry - 1 page

Please polish your manuscripts to the best of your ability and, of course, have someone else edit your work before sending to Path to Publication.   Do not format your work: no page numbers, no headers or footers, no paragraph indentations (skip a line for paragraph spacing).  Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word or RTF form.  Font: Times New Roman - size 12. All submissions must be submitted electronically, as e-mail attachments, to: mjnickum@cox.net .

Deadline for Issue #3 is April 30, 2012

All rights are retained by the author, and there will be no compensation for accepted work at this time*.

*Because we are staffed by volunteers, we can only compensate our writers in exposure to our audience.  Our columnists enjoy great publicity for their own blogs, books, websites, and projects.  Many find great reward in doing something good for the world of literature and literacy. You may also purchase add space to further promote your work.