Welcome to the November, 2002 edition of Kudzu Monthly, an ezine that features short stories, poetry, fine art, and informative articles on health, history and true crime. This is a site for folks who like to read!

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Fiction

Shashy's Gold
Jerry Bolton

Some folks figure eccentric local hermit Shashy Savioe found the pirate Jean Lafitte's buried treasure and hid it out in Chane Swamp. When Shashy comes into town and purchases ten gallons of paint, Floyd can only deduce that the old man actually needs just the cans. Then he decides to go out into the swamp to see what the old man is really up to...

Jimmy the Fin
Quinn Tyler Jackson

Thanks to his good luck charm, a fiver that he proudly displays over his shirt pocket, Jimmy the fin is lucky - lucky with cards, lucky with women, just lucky all around. Then he notices Missy Leduc and thinks it's really his lucky day.

Travel

An Enchanting Little Municipality
Molly Martin

Frequent contributor Molly Martin returns to report on the historical town of Carthage, Missouri. (For other work by Ms. Martin, including short stories and historical articles, please look in the archives.)

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Health

Who Peed in the Gene Pool?
Lisa J. Binkley

In this brave new world, the race is not always to the swift and survival to the fittest. Modern medical techniques like gene splicing and stem-cell therapy allow doctors to save some really marginal people whose genes do not benefit greater society. Is this is a problem? Sure, but read this article to find out how much!

Non-fiction

My Name's Harley Earl
T. L. Stone

Resurrect a name? Buick's done it. Have you seen the TV commercial with a man standing on a racetrack? He says, "My name's Harley Earl, and I've come back to..." Buick apparently needs a little help from beyond the grave. Read this article to discover the real Harley Earl, GM's chief stylist for thirty-one years and the man responsible for bringing lower, longer, wider into the American lexicon.

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About the Cover Poetry

This month's cover poem was graciously provided to us by Patricia Cresswell. For a collection of her work that we described as "from sultry to sensitive" and "expansive to exotic," please see the June, 2002 issue of Kudzu Monthly.

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