Jessica Silver, Steven Brust, Yvonne Garrett, and Pam Adie and Lisa Hart.

Bella - Jessica Silver

My sister if I had one
Would dress in red
Would star in porn films and lie about her day job

My sister if I had one
Would start bar fights
With beautiful girls
Walking away with rage in her eyes

My sister if I had one
Would dance alone in the bathroom
While I waited to shower

She would breathe alcohol
Swearing she was an addict

Promise to be there
But forget where there was

Break mirrors
Daring bad luck

She would chain smoke to the edge of dreams
Setting her bed on fire

She would wake from her inferno
Sneaking into my room
Mumble she was there just for the night




COMPASS ROSE interviews Steven Burst:
Compass Rose: As you were developing as a writer, were there any artists you tried to emulate? How did that affect your work?
Steven Brust: I've tried to emulate pretty much everyone I liked, at one time or another. (more)





Like a River, by Yvonne Garrett.
"Built in 1908 on a hill overlooking the mouth of the Columbia, the house stands huge against the sky with multiple rooflines, projecting bays, balconies, a widow’s walk and a two-story tower." (more)








Faces of Vases series, vases by Pam Adie, photos by Lisa Hart.