Anchored by Dale Patterson Reeds porcupine the back of grey sky. Rain dimples the lake. Minnows are lovers tucked into drifts of settling silt. A pickerel suspends like a U-boat an inch from the surface flexes its gills, opens a mouth of pin needle teeth. Father says persevere and curses the bites of a thousand mosquitoes. Jing Ting, his frog colored lure again and again. Bio: Dale Patterson is a visual artist and poet living in Indiana. His work has been published in many online and print journals; the most recent appearing in: Pilgrimage, The Tower Journal, The Museum of Americana, The Lake, Short Fast and Deadly and Midwestern Gothic. A more complete listing of Dale’s work can be seen on his website at http://dalepattersonart.com/
Flying Island is the Online Literary Journal of the Indiana Writers Center, accepting submissions from Midwest residents and those with significant ties to the Midwest.