hi all, i'm not much of a participant in our discussions, but i read them with interest. just to let you know that the fall/winter 1998 issue of bananafish: short fiction, a nonprofit literary magazine for short stories only, is now available at your local bookstore or direct from the publisher at: bananafish p.o. box 381332 cambridge, ma 02238-1332 for $7.50 ppd one-year subscriptions are $12.50 (two issues) and our contest has been announced for the spring/summer 1999 issue (see poets & writers (Jan/Feb issue) and send SASE to above address for guidelines and rules. all the best in the new year. ellen balber managing editor bananafish