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September 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 9 — September 2009

September 1st, 2009

In our cover article, Pascoli & his sister, Rosemary McLeish takes us to a tiny town in Tuscany famous for the Italian Wordsworth, Giovanni Pascoli. In our page 2 feature, The Sand Pile Effect, Ian Archer argues that fate plays a major role in so-called “accidents.” Leslie Russell extols the beauties of the season in rural Oregon in Autumn. Toby Tompkins recalls the first of three occasions when he was obliged to become an amateur shrink in Doctor in spite of himself.

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August 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 8 — August 2009

August 1st, 2009

The All Siblings Issue

In this special issue devoted to brothers and sisters, Editor Terry Ross notes that most Black Lamb contributors wrote about their own families, but that no one wrote about aunts and uncles and cousins. In our page 2 feature, Blood feuds, Bud Gardner says it’s easy to forget brotherly and sisterly acts of kindness. In Toys are us, Elizabeth Fournier remembers that she always wanted to play with her older brother’s toys.

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July 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 7 — July 2009

July 1st, 2009

In our cover story, Magnificent obsession, Greg Roberts marvels at his “silly hobby” of fly-tying. In Dead men’s solos, our page two feature, Ed Goldberg laments the ubiquity of “tribute bands.” Ian Archer talks about the mystique of beloved musical instruments in Guitars I have slept with.

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June 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 6 — June 2009

June 1st, 2009

The Black Lamb Review of Books

In this our fourth annual all-book issue, Terry Ross discusses a rediscovered but still largely unknown major novelist of the Forties, Fifites, and Sixties, Dawn Powell. In Forbidden literature, Dean Suess tells the reader to “get over you bad white self” and go ahead and enjoy Joel Chandler Harris’s Uncle Remus stories and Little Black Sambo. Elizabeth Fournier praises the bible of folks who like to use their car engines as kitchens in Cookin’ with gas.

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May 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 5 — May 2009

May 1st, 2009

In our cover article, Madeleines, Toby Tompkins’s memory is activated not by a Proustian biscuit but by a sound heard in a hallway. In our page two feature, History lessons, Ian Archer reflects on his pride in being his own cousin. Elizabeth Fournier describes how she came to be involved with corpses in Rendezvous with death.

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April 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 4 — April 2009

April 1st, 2009

The All Guns & Hunting Issue

In our cover article, The near hunter, Erik Rhey recalls being the odd man out in hunting territory. In The End of Hunting, our page 2 feature, Greg Roberts offers several better ways to save the planet than banning hunting. Ian Archer tells why he goes bow-hunting for whitetail deer in An ancient dance.

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March 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 3 — March 2009

March 1st, 2009

In our cover article, Rank heresy, Owen Alexander takes “an irreverent look at four lionized modern artists.” In Under the weather, our page 2 feature, Londoner Gillian Wilce says that “the only thing certain about London’s climate is its uncertainty.” Ian Archer tells a story of fishing to get over a broken heart in A way back.

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February 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 2 — February 2009

February 1st, 2009

The All-Music Issue

In our cover article, Terry Ross recounts his history as the world’s only One-Man Audience for contemporary classical music. In our page two feature, Coda, Ian Archer describes the end of his career as a professional musician. In My career in music, Dean Suess recalls hilarious experiences singing at weddings and funerals.

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January 2009 in Black Lamb

Volume 7, Number 1 — January 2009

January 1st, 2009

The Sixth Anniversary Issue

In our cover article for this Sixth Anniversary Issue, Don’t look back, Terry Ross examines and cautions against a futile emotion: regret. In our page two feature, Three feet under, Leslie Russell recalls vividly and fondly a family feast. Ed Goldberg wishes Black Lamb and his editor well on the magazine’s birthday in L’chaim.

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December 2008 in Black Lamb

Volume 6, Number 12 — December 2008

December 1st, 2008

In our cover article for this issue, Looking ahead, Terry Ross acknowledges that although newspapers and libraries may soon be obsolete, some things will continue. In our page two feature, Burn, barrel, burn, Greg Roberts documents his own small contribution to global pollution. Toby Tompkins holds forth on the American bison in Fubbalo.

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