Edition 4

Summer 2026
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barbara Edition 4 presents the jarring numbness and disconnection of technology pervading our everyday lives, and grounds it in nature, human emotion, and sensory experience—from social media and satellite dishes, to soil, spiders, and a sprinkling of fun.

It includes the following pieces:

Language Arts
Beth Sherman
instagram.com/bsherm36

Technology
Jenny Ackland

28.2 Degrees East of South
Ben Bruges
linktr.ee/BenBruges

absence
Amy Snodgrass
linesofbreath.com

(untitled)
Stephen P. Morris

Necklace for a Spider
Aurora Amaryllis

Sylvester
Alison Manning
alisonmanningwriter.wordpress.cominstagram.com/_alisonmanning

sticky zoo
Warren Forrest

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We thank all our authors for their submissions!