Crack the Spine. Bend a fresh book until your hands meet beneath its stressed strings. Feel the weight of words snap free. This anthology includes the best poetry and prose from Crack the Spine Literary Magazine's weekly publications. Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Cheryl Smart, Marléne Zadig, Ralph Monday, Geoffrey Miller D Ferrara, Howard Brown, Lori Gravley, Robert Kerbeck, Tim Suermondt, Mary Renzi, Strider Marcus Jones, Tim Tomlinson, King Grossman, Sharon Kurtzman, Steven Fortune Frazer Merritt, Frank Watson, Michael Brasier, Stuart Friebert, Carolyn D. Elias Windy Lynn Harris, Suzanne O’Connell, Katharine Monger, Leslee Wright, Caseyrenée Lopez, Alan Semrow, Donna L. Emerson, Cécile Barlier, M. M. Adjarian, Joseph Fonseca, Charles Edward Brooks