Past Digital Issues

West Branch 103, Fall 2023: Digital Issue

September 22, 2023 by ciotola

*Math Homework*, by Kaylie Kaitschuck (2022); yarn embroidery on felt, 18”x 24”

Guest Editor Susan Nguyen: A Special Feature

Introduction by Guest Editor Susan Nguyen
Chelsea B. DesAutels
Two

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West Branch 102, Spring/Summer 2023: Digital Issue

May 16, 2023 by ciotola

*More Work Ahead*, “Hope Work Series,” by Raul Rene Gonzalez (2010); ballpoint pen, acrylic, spray paint, marker, paper on masonite, 18″ x 36″

Guest Editor Juan Martinez: A Special

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West Branch 101, Winter 2023: Digital Issue

February 15, 2023 by ciotola

*Cavern (Basement Oracles)*, by Jon Rollins (2017-20); acrylic, enamel, drawing ink, silkscreen ink, graphite, charcoal, and paper on canvas, 54″ x 42″

Guest Editor Shane McCrae: A Special Feature

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West Branch 100, Fall 2022: Digital Issue

September 28, 2022 by ciotola

*The Devil’s Dancers*, by Jean-Pierre Villafañe (2021); oil on canvas, 36″ x 36″

Poetry

Luci Huhn
Explaining to My Nephews How the Lake Turned Over
Kimberly Alidio
A dense

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West Branch 99, Spring/Summer 2022: Digital Issue

March 17, 2022 by ciotola

*Mental Narratives Series: Girl, enjoy the now*, by Laura Villarreal (2019); acrylic, embroidery, and thread on linen, 28”x21.”
Courtesy of RT Curated Collection.

Poetry

Jessica Guzman
Post-Storm Assessment

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West Branch 98, Winter 2022: Digital Issue

November 10, 2021 by ciotola

*Grand Gesture, by Vanessa Navarrete (2020); digital, 5906 x 7087 pixels.*

Guest Editor Tomás Q. Morín: A Special Feature

Introduction by Guest Editor Tomás Q. Morín
Cassandra Mainiero
Umeboshi
Sea

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West Branch 97, Fall 2021: Digital Issue

September 2, 2021 by ciotola

*Cleaning*, by Sumire Skye Taniai (2019); graphite, acrylic gouache, colored pencil on yupo paper.

Guest Editor Joy Priest: A Special Feature

Introduction by Guest Editor Joy Priest
Antony Fangary

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West Branch 96, Spring/Summer 2021: Digital Issue

May 19, 2021 by ciotola

*Take a Hike*, by Michael Alvarez (2014); oil, spray paint, and pencil on panel; 80” x 97”

Fiction Selections by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Introduction by Guest Editor Maurice Carlos

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West Branch 95, Winter 2021: Digital Issue

February 10, 2021 by ciotola

*The Continuity of Surfaces* (Four Things That Will Not Come Back), by Justyn Hegreberg (2019), mixed media on paper, 9.5″ x 7″

Poetry Selections by Sabrina Orah Mark

Introduction by

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West Branch 94, Fall 2020: Digital Issue

October 29, 2020 by ciotola

*Now Beat It* (2018), by Julia J. Wolfe, acrylic on canvas, 24 in. x 23.5 in.

Creative Nonfiction

Intro by Guest Editor Hasanthika Sirisena
Dionne Irving
Nature Made
Tomás Q.

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Guest Editor Susan Nguyen: A Special Feature

Guest Editor Juan Martinez: A Special

Guest Editor Shane McCrae: A Special Feature

Poetry

Poetry

Guest Editor Tomás Q. Morín: A Special Feature

Guest Editor Joy Priest: A Special Feature

Fiction Selections by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Creative Nonfiction

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