In this issue of Talking Stick, you, the reader, are gifted with four fictional stories that will stay with you long after your eyes have left the pages. You will be taken into the world of Mohawk high steel, learn how a miracle maker sings... click here for more...

The single 40-watt bulb did little to alleviate the dark shadows that danced in the corners of the room Gary rented. Quietly he laced up his boots. He made himself a cup of "mud" from the lukewarm water.... click here for more...

Tal Vez sees light first. He presses past blood and water, vapor and warmth into the portal between living and life. While everybody in the StandsStraight and Harjo families turns 'bout crazy... click here for more...

The water's edge was black to the bottom. Whatever was underneath, the shape could not be made out with just a glance. A small brown leaf bobbed up and down beneath the surface. It tossed...click here for more...

See the child, standing in front of a payphone. Picking up the receiver, dialing, hanging up. His ankles dusty, legs, burnt brown, still tubby ...click here for more...