Enjoy the 2016 magazine collection book from Scars Publications and Down in the Dirt magazine, with the January-June 2016 magazine issue writings and select artwork... So now is your chance to get a slice of Down in the Dirt life in 2016 with this one-time-only collection book, and pick up a copy today of “a Stormy Beginning”!

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    To know exactly what is included in this collection book, view the listing below. All author entries are listed in this collection book as they are listed in magazine issue/books.

part one: “the Breaking”
the Jan./Feb. 2016 issue of Down in the Dirt, v134

	Denny E. Marshall		Haiku (chicken/egg) Haiku (memory) Haiku (rivers/veins) Haiku (space) Haiku (tossing)
	Chris Johnson		Politics in America
	Zane Schneider		You Are Dad
	Janet Kuypers		How He Failed See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length poem “How He Failed” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/12/16 (in Austin TX).
	B. Mason		Corpus Christine
	Janet Kuypers		study See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “study” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/13/16 (in Austin TX).
	Katherine McCormick		The Breaking
	Janet Kuypers		years See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “years” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/13/16 (in Austin TX).
	Talon Lawrence		Betrayal
	Janet Kuypers		knife See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “knife” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/15/16 (in Austin TX).
	Dan Maltbie		Fallen Many Blessings Trustworthy
	Eric Doubek		Say Good-Bye To The     Good Old Invisible World
	Kenneth DiMaggio		Poem #4 from The Oxycodone Highway Poem #5 from The Oxycodone Highway
	Russ Bickerstaff		The Shepherd of Potential
	Poetic		Please Read the Letter
	Kyle Hemmings		Who’s Girl art
	Wes Smith		Life Over Breakfast
	Janet Kuypers		scorches See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “scorches” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/16/16 (in Austin TX).
	Ron Iannone		Going Home
	Edward Michael O’Durr Supranowicz		Primary Primal art
	Terry C. Ley		A Stormy Beginning
	Janet Kuypers		forever See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “forever” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/17/16 (in Austin TX).
	Doug Draime		Sentences (lies) Editor Gives Advice On How To     Get Published In His Magazine
	Eric Burbridge		Coldness in the Heat
	Liam Spencer		High Holidays
	Janet Kuypers		job See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “job” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/18/16 (in Austin TX).
	Christopher Godwin		The Time I Took to Bed
	John Zedolik		Life Urges
	Allan Onik		The Forgotten Isle
	Janet Kuypers		defenses See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “defenses” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/19/16 (in Austin TX).
	Allan Onik		The Rose
	C. D. Bonner		Fall
	Liz Yohemoore		here you have arrived Stone Singing
	David Sapp		Happy
	Drew Marshall		Inpatient Impressions
	Janet Kuypers		existence See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “existence” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/21/16 (in Austin TX).
	Kristen Welker		In a Bullet Home
	Carmen Tudor		Gravenhurst
	Marlon Jackson		Just Wonders
	Lindsey Loyd		Sadness in Three Parts
	A.J. Huffman		I’ve Been Trying to Think Mishandled The Clean Up Crew
	Debasis Mukhopadhyay		No country for a Jew
	Mike Brennan		Date of Discharge
	Maria-Jose Villamar		Our Date
	Peter Halliday		pursuing propinquity
	Janet Kuypers		unless it happens to you

part two: “New Moon”
the Mar./Apr. 2016 issue of Down in the Dirt, v135

	Denny E. Marshall		Haiku (ask) Haiku (frontier) Haiku (leader) Haiku (printing) Haiku (sign)
	Doug Draime		Sentences (halls) Our House of Mirrors
	Liam Spencer		Nailed Song Volumes
	David Sapp		Uncle Ralph
	Janet Kuypers		form See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “form” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/22/16 (in Austin TX).
	David Sapp		Young Siddhartha
	Kristen Welker		The Calling
	Eric Burbridge		Count Your Blessings
	Janet Kuypers		fog See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “fog” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/23/16 (in Austin TX).
	Jack Daniel Miles		Thaw
	Ariel Nichols		I almost got Caught
	Janet Kuypers		guide See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “guide” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/24/16 (in Austin TX).
	Terry C. Ley		Tending a Child’s Garden
	Wes Heine		11880610 art
	Peter Halliday		once, i was waiting
	Richard Schnap		New Moon When the Shadow Woke
	Gregg Dotoli		Leafspring
	Dene Williams		The Beer
	Doug S. Haines		The Solicitation of Tom W
	Marlon Jackson		As I Contemplate
	Michel Ge		Peeping Tom
	David Nelson Hilliard		Janine
	Marc Carver		ME Not so good
	Allan Onik		The Open Eye
	Janet Kuypers		predator See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “predator” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/25/16 (in Austin TX).
	Jeff Nazzaro		A Million Red Tickets
	Kyle Hemmings		Antiques Red art
	Kevin James		Islam beyond the Quran: The Color of Water
	Anthony J. Langford		Luv u eva
	Janet Kuypers		each of you carry one body each
	John Kojak		American Hero
	Janet Kuypers		kill See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “kill” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/26/16 (in Austin TX).

part three: “6 Feet Under”
the May 2016 issue of Down in the Dirt, v136

	Denny E. Marshall		Haiku (brain) Haiku (debt) Haiku (plants) Haiku (space) Haiku (proposed)
	Terry C. Ley		Friends and Neighbors
	Michel Ge		the Inspector
	Abigail Smith		The End of June
	David Ford		Case Study of a Teenage Predator
	Kyle Hemmings		Shadow Of Night OR (art)
	Valorie Kristen Ruiz		Chain Link Demographics
	Ruth Z. Deming		I’m Sick of it All Lawn Party
	Julie Ramon		Ghosts Once in the park
	Maria-Jose Villamar		Our World
	Edward Michael O’Durr Supranowicz		Pattern from Saturn (art)
	Joe Randazzo		Burning What’s Left Of The Castle
	Jeremiah Castelo		The Taste of Water
	Bill DeArmond		Dig Deeply the Grave
	Michael Lee Johnson		Clockmaker (V4)
	Lisa Gray		The Monster
	Linda Golden		Girl Left Behind
	Richard Schnap		Bibliography Grey Days
	Bob Strother		Once Is Enough
	Sej Harman		Prisoners
	Janet Kuypers		cage See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “cage” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/29/16 (in Austin TX). choke See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “choke” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/20/16 (in Austin TX).
	Steve Sibra		A Drowning Boy Visits the House          Morocco
	Janet Kuypers		guide See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “guide” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/24/16 (in Austin TX).
	Marlon Jackson		To The Finish Line
	Janet Kuypers		stagger See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “stagger” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/13/16 (in Austin TX).
	Al Ortolani		Feathers My Brother as Salt-Pork
	Sarah Parfait		Watermelon Farm
	David Rossell		Ellipses (art)
	Robert Laughlin		Forced Move to a Small Apartment
	Carrie Ives		Lightning Louise
	Stefan Benz		[death comes tiptoeing] summerlong
	Priscilla Pilar Estrada		The Important Blues
	Janet Kuypers		difference See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “difference” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/5/16 (in Austin TX).
	Taylor Cornell		Bruise and Fire
	Janet Kuypers		Ending a Relationship See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “Ending a Relationship” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/5/16 (in Austin TX).
	Josh Bennett		Red Valley
	Janet Kuypers		kindness See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “kindness” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/9/16 (in Austin TX).
	Tiffeni Crawford		6 Feet Under
	David Michael Jackson		Man on Wall (art)
	Brittany Kearney		Coming Home
	Tim T.K.		Family
	Janet Kuypers		fought See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “fought” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/8/16 (in Austin TX).
	Nathaniel Sverlow		Girt from God
	Phil Temples		Black Friday
	David Sowards		cartoon
	Raymond Manuel Aguirre		Following in My Father’s Footsteps
	Allan Onik		The Prince and the Ghost
	Janet Kuypers		Private Lives Three
	Rick Blum		INTERNET BONUS ARTICLE: VP Race Gets Short Shrift

part four: “The Hive”
the June 2016 issue of Down in the Dirt, v137

	Jeremiah Castelo		Shadowboxing
	Ruth Z. Deming		Keeper of the Keys
	Linda Golden		Ode To A Swing What I Was Told Who is the Author of My Life
	Steve Sibra		Hitler’s Woman
	Denny E. Marshall		Haiku (UDO) Microbes Rim
	Al Ortolani		Turquoise Stone
	Nathaniel Sverlow		a measure of time what to do wondering
	Richard Schnap		Consider the Source Volition Love Among the Ruins
	Kathryn Trattner		Negative
	Rachael Thompson		My Dark Knight
	Dan Maltbie		the Distance
	Allan Onik		the Hive Canotila
	Luis Herrera		Tests Aren’t the Only Things     with Difficult Choices
	Janet Kuypers		mister See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “mister” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/10/16 (in Austin TX).
	JoyAnne O'Donnell		Flower’s Essence
	Rose Saunders		Darkness
	Mario “Maxx” Hassell		The Chamber
	Janet Kuypers		floor See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “floor” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/11/16 (in Austin TX).
	Kendra Burns		Shot
	Janet Kuypers		ever leave me
	Jazmine Dorsey		John
	Janet Kuypers		John
	Jamanda Parker		Thriller
	Eleanor Leonne Bennett		london wpo bebe 168 (art)
	Melanie Greenwood		Destiny
	Stephan Deemer		The Wolf
	Janet Kuypers		easy See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “easy” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/11/16 (in Austin TX).
	Jaron Panikkar		Time Is Madness
	Edward Michael O&#’;Durr Supranowicz		Prisoner of Time (art)
	Andrew Estep		The Life of a Thief
	Janet Kuypers		run See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “run” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/10/16 (in Austin TX).
	Antonio Ingram		Cadillac Vision
	Alex Kingsley		Blackmail the Devil
	Janet Kuypers		evil See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “evil” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/11/16 (in Austin TX).
	Angelica Carter		Nine-Year-Old Eyes
	Abdulrahman “Manny” Sembawah		Honor
	Janet Kuypers		knowing See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “knowing” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (in Austin TX).
	King Wiz		Bloody Knuckles and Broken Bottles
	Doug Hawley		Meds
	Bill Wolak		Desire Burned Your Doors to Ashes (art)
	Indunil Madhusankha		He is Just Asleep! Paradox
	Nick Gregorio		Death Protects
	Janet Kuypers		sting See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “sting” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (in Austin TX).
	Stephanie Conley		Burning Sensation
	Roger G. Singer		Blues Man
	David A. Forrester		Long Long on the Moon Ride
	Fabrice Poussin		Enchanted (art)
	Daniel Mark		An Open Letter to the Lady with a Dog
	Kyle Hemmings		dog 1 (art)
	Janet Kuypers		heaviness See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “heaviness” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (in Austin TX).
	Edward Alexander		Haiku in 3D
	Janet Kuypers		fit See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “fit” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (in Austin TX).
	Matthew Hoch		Good Times Bad Times Bar
	Janet Kuypers		universe See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers w/ her twitter-length haiku “universe” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (in Austin TX).