Criticsm.
East-West Encounter in Orhan Pamuk’s The White Castle
by Dr. N.S.R. Ayengar

Featured Artwork.
5 Pieces
by Melissa Fiorentino

Fiction.
Honda Dream
by Kathy Nguyen

Short Non-Fiction.
The Problem with Having Too Many of the Same
Letters in Your Name
by Nina Mamikunian

Non-Fiction.
This Is Not Warm and Fuzzy
by Noël Dunn

Poetry.
3 Poems
by Barbara Crooker

Longer Poetry.
Decocted Life
by Wendy Taylor Carlisle

ShortShort.
Dr. Krauss and the Worst Possible Universe
by Anna Shapiro

Submissions Closed through August.
We've received so many submissions that we need to take a break to give each piece the attention it deserves. To that end, we will be closing submissions for the summer. So enjoy the sunshine, write all you can, then submit to Fringe when submissions reopen on September 1.

Fringe Goes Quarterly.
Fringe is now publishing 4 times a year, so there is plenty of time to catch the fringiest literature online.

Dirty Water Reading Series: Who's Your Daddy?
On Sunday, June 15, at 7pm, the Dirty Water Reading Series presents Who's Your Daddy? Free admission, free drinks, fabulous readings, author mad-libs, and an ugly tie contest! Grub Street, 160 Boylston, Boston MA.

While Julia Henderson took leave for the arrival of her new son, Tarin Comer acted as Webmistress. Fringe would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Tarin for her fine work. We're happy to announce that she will be staying on as a Web resource for future issues of Fringe.