CAROL BERGÉ (1928 – 2006) At age 14 she bought a Longwy bowl in an antiques shop for $10; that year, her first poem was published. These passions intertwined throughout her life… In 1960, she co-opened Five Cities Gallery in Manhattan’s East Village; next door was Tenth Street Coffeehouse, where the now-famous Light Years poets began their readings. During the 1970s she taught writing and multimedia by invitation at 16 universities, keeping an antiques-filled farmhouse in Woodstock, New York. From 1970-1984, she published/edited the acclaimed literary magazine CENTER. A stay at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan got her into the crowd at Studio 54, ca. 1981. Later, in bookish Santa Fe, she started Blue Gate Art & Antiques, selling retro merch through the 1990s. Alongside, Ms. Bergé married twice and raised a son as a single mother. One can find more on her 22 works of fiction and poetry on the Internet, and that she was awarded NEA and NYSCA fellowships for her contribution to literature and the arts.

This December, look for the new story "We Are Not Alone" in Gargoyle 54.

Visit Wood Coin: Flag Football Issue for a look at "The Pull (1970)".