It’s that time of year, friends! No, I don’t mean fall. I don’t mean Halloween. Certainly not Christmas! Best of the Net nominations! Unfortunately, Issue 1.3 came out a little later than expected and falls outside the window of consideration, but work featured in our first two issues were fair game! Without further ado, here are our nominations:

            Six Poems:

            “Generational Wealth” by Sarah B. Cahalan

            “Woodstove” by Nicole Chvatal

            “Ode on a Trilobite” by Paulette Guerin

            “Satisfaction” by Sara Burge

            “Crickets Provide Sex Advice” by Will Falk

            “Good Use of a Book of Poems” by Dave Malone

            Two Fiction Stories:

            “The Trouble with Water” by C. D. Albin

            “The Hive” by Jo Van Arkel

            Two Pieces of CNF:

            “Timelines” by Jared Phillips

            “Passing Whimsy” by Angela Townsend

            Three Pieces of Art:

            “No Spoilers” by J.T. Robertson

            “Hummingbird Moth” by CJ Emerson

            “Bugs Issue Cover” by Emily Lord

A big thank you to these Skipjack contributors, as well as all of the incredible writers and artists who have appeared in these pages. And a big thank you to you. That’s right, YOU, dear reader! And if you’ve yet to take a gander at Issue 1.3, download a free PDF on our Archives page! Tell your friends. Tell your enemies! Come on in, the water’s fine!

Until later,

Ope