1980/12 -- Contents as follows:

  • Ulster's Children by Robert Coles
  • Words Upon the Greatness of William McGonagall
  • The Names of Christmas by John Ciardi
  • "Look Out for Turkey Wart" And other advice from Thurber to E.B. White by James Thurber
  • Museums and Hype by Deborah Trustman
  • FICTION:

  • "The Man Who Counted" by John P. Sisk
  • "The Twisted River" by Peter Meinke
  • POETRY:

  • "Driftwood" by David Wagoner
  • REPORTS & COMMENT:

  • Poland: A Weakened Communist Party Fights for Survival by Murray Seeger
  • Bolivia: Once More, the Generals Take Over by Ray Bonner
  • LIFE & LETTERS:

  • Aunty Crime's Neighborhood Newsletter by Andrew Ward
  • Not Being There by Robert Ebert
  • The New Journalism Revisited by Deborah McGill
  • PLA
  • The Editor's Page
  • The Wary Traveler by Caskie Stinnett
  • The Mail
  • The Atlantic Puzzler