"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day."
—John Archibald Wheeler

The Winter 2009 issue of Lines + Stars concerns the strange creatures — those that are human, animal, animate or inanimate — that fill our lives with nuance, puzzlement, contemplation, fear or jubilation.

Also, some exciting news: a chapbook of some of the best poetry and fiction we've published since the journal's inception in late 2006 is now available in print form. Previous contributors, current readers, and interested parties may send for a copy at editor@linesandstars.com. Please note "chapbook" as the email-title.

The upcoming theme for our spring/summer issue is "locus." As always, the interpretive possibilties here are multiple.

—RACHEL ADAMS, EDITOR // LINES+STARS