Contents Jessica Jacobs Perseverance PrayerArs Poetica Emily Badri Seed SelfAll Ashen Natalie Marino California Stars Lisa Alvarez the heavy weather of childhood Tom Laichas Lemon Tree Season Elise Hempel Beta     Patty Seyburn Aye! And what then?My old friend Lupita Eyde-Tucker Mi Telenovela Emma Trelles “Here in the Electric Dusk” Michael Meyerhofer Revelations Daniel Thomas In the Harbor Brendan Walsh Qualia .