hi all, always the lurker, i do announce each new issue of bananafish: short fiction, a nonprofit literary magazine for short stories (and only short stories). our fifth issue is out, Fall/Winter 1999, and it is a wonderful one. look for it at local bookstores or get it direct from us: bananafish p.o. box 381332 cambridge, ma 02238-1332 $7.50 ppd. subscriptions -- 2 issues -- $12.50 "Here I Am" -- a story in our third issue, fall/winter 1998, by Kirby Gann -- won a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize XXIV. a great honor for our struggling journal and for mr. gann. ellen balber managing editor bananafish