“snoverkill” by Jeffrey Eaton

“Dominium” by Katie Caron

Lights by Rachel Burgess

“Gates in Winter” by Jeffrey Eaton

“Marguerite Duras” by Carl Kohler.

“Arkansas Sky” by Farrah Field

Photo by Michael George

“White Sands” by Mark Contino

“Scotland Rearview” by Jeffrey Eaton

Photo from Chris Marstall

Photo by Joe Sacks

“Stephanie” by Jonas Sacks

Illustration by Rachel Burgess

“West Unity Road” by Jeffrey Eaton

Illustration of Jack Spicer by Rachel Burgess

Photo by Vladimir Gitin

Painting by Michela Emeson

“One is the Loneliest Number” by Wes Thomas

Notorious critic and essayist Christopher Hitchens has commented that certain writers are not shy of repeating themselves, and his critics have fired it right back at him. John G. Rodwan, Jr. enters the echo chamber.

“A Room with a View” by Judy West.

Open Letters’ Monthly 2008 cover images

“Run Down House, Ooty” by Sriram Ramgopal

Lori Parkman is an attorney, flâneuses, and photographer who’s work can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/loriellenp/. She lives in Brooklyn.

“Bell Atlantic” by Lianne Habinek

“A Storm at the Airport” by Trey Ratcliff

Photo by Kirsten Lewis

“Hey… are you going to eat that?” by Rik Stavale

“Leap of Faith” by Justin Lowery

“Northern Lights” by Christer Mattson

“New York Night” by Jeffrey Eaton

Photo by Axel Lauerer

“Sandcastle” by James A. Crossman

“Let’s Swing” by Ugur Can

Photo by Kristen Lewis

The Cover Photo for June, “Tree,” was taken by Liam Frankland. Much more of Liam’s work can be seen at www.liamfrankland.com and www.flickr.com/photos/lyrical.

“Melbourne Skyline from Brighton” by Ranjit Doroszkiewicz

“Fort Tabor, 2006″ by Jeffrey Eaton

Photo by Kirsten Lewis