Neighbors are not merely the people who live in close proximity to us. Neighbors are our communities, our support systems, and occasionally, our adversaries. In this collection of prose and poetry, the theme of neighbors is revered and challenged. In a time when division is the status quo, these stories explore the nature and potential of the broad concept of neighbors. Questions of contact and communication create a diverse exploration of what it means to be truly connected to others, and how human nature may have us respond when such relations are threatened.
Contributors: Daisy Bassen, Mike Bendzela, Annabelle Blomeley, Jake Branigan, Stephanie K. Brownell, David Capps, Sarah Carleton, Ann Casapini, Eileen Cunniffe, Ann Cwiklinski, Liz DeGregorio, Johanna DeMay, K. Shawn Edgar, Larry Flynn, Célèste Fohl, D. Dina Friedman, Jessica Lynne Furtado, Dean Gessie, Dave Gregory, Rebekah Keaton, Travis M. Kiger, Christine Kindberg, Sally K. Lehman, Rosaleen Lynch, James B. Nicola, Brandon Noel, Lauren Rheaume, Vern Smith, Judith Turner-Yamamoto, Ellen Weeren, Will Wells, Stephen Scott Whitaker, Peri Dwyer Worrell