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<p>Introduction, by Douglas Case<br>1. Part 1: Nonfiction<br>What It's Like to Swim in the Ocean for the First Time at 28, by Ashley C. Ford<br>Fifteen Things I've Noticed while Trying to Walk 10,000 Steps per Day: Muncie, Indiana Edition, by Silas Hansen<br>Caves, by Rajpreet Heir<br>Buckethead, by B.J. Hollars<br>Quick Feet, by Kiese Laymon<br>The Elvis Room, by Katie Moulton<br>Useless Beauty, by Scott Russell Sanders<br>2. Part 2: Poetry<br>Orchids Are Sprouting from the Floorboards, by Kaveh Akbar<br>Looking for Mushrooms, by Dason Anderson<br>The Creator Takes the Stand, by Noah Baldino<br>Atmosphere in Our Bullshit Little Town, by Bryce Berkowitz<br>Red-Winged Blackbird, by Joe Betz<br>Pretend, by Callista Buchen<br>Deer Whisperer, by Steve Castro<br>Hello, My Parents Don't Speak English Well, How Can I Help You?, by Su Cho<br>Ode to the Tongue, by Nandi Comer<br>Feast Green and Stained, by Paul Cunningham<br>This Afternoon, Kirkwood Avenue Breathes, by Mitchell L.H. Douglas<br>Little Eagle Creek in Seasons, by M.A. Dubbs<br>Our Relationship as Embrace b/w Icarus &amp; Light, by Samantha Fain<br>Self-Portrait as Hammer, by Maggie Graber<br>Quiet after Rain in Indiana, by Joe Heithaus<br>Junk Food, by Allison Joseph<br>Besaydoo, by Yalie Kamara<br>The Indianapolis 500, by Christopher Kempf<br>Portrait of Boy in Greyhound Bus Window, by Patrick Kindig<br>Portable City, by Karen Kovacik<br>Maturation Theory, by Kien Lam<br>The Merchant Seaman's Wife, by Jacqueline Jones LaMon<br>Good Friday, by Rebecca Lehmann<br>The Poet Encounters a Moose in Winter, by John Leo<br>Museum, by Keith Leonard<br>Night Swim at Shadow Lake, by Anni Liu<br>Umbra, by Nancy Chen Long<br>Berries, by Alessandra Lynch<br>Television, a Patient Teacher, by Orlando Ricardo Menes<br>Self-Portrait, Wearing Bear Skull as Mask, by Michael Mlekoday<br>First Milk, by Danni Quintos<br>Still Animals, by Sam Ross<br>Map, by Bruce Snider<br>Bare Necessities, by Lana Spendl<br>Mother's Coat, by Maura Stanton<br>Red State, by Jacob Sunderlin<br>Train People, by Gin Faith Thomas<br>The Fens at Mounds State Park, by Chuck Wagner<br>First Flight, by Shari Wagner<br>Incident with Nature, Late, by Marcus Wicker<br>World of Desire, by Brandon Young<br>3. Part 3: Fiction<br>You Perfect, Broken Thing, by C.L. Clark<br>Insults for Ugly Girls, by Tia Clark<br>Cash 4 Gold, by Laura Dzubay<br>Tom's Story, by Kelsey Parker Ervick<br>Penny and the Rakshasi, by Shreya Fadia<br>The Boys, by Scott Fenton<br>The Sixth Door, by Megan Giddings<br>The Fish Is Gone. But the Cake Is Here., by Brian Leung<br>The Moon over Wapakoneta, by Michael Martone<br>Glossolalia, by Kyle Minor<br>A Death Foretold, by Xavier Navarro Aquino<br>The Warhol Girl, by Susan S. Neville<br>Icicle People, or The Lake Effect Snow Queen, by Jasmine Sawers<br>Versus the Brown Socks, by Pablo Piñero Stillmann<br>After Yang, by Alexander Weinstein<br>Night Shift, by Tessa Yang<br>Recommended Reading<br>Contributor Bios<br>Permissions</p>

<p>Doug Paul Case is author of the book of poems <i>Americanitis</i> and four chapbooks, including <i>Contemporary Aesthetics</i>. He is Academic Specialist of English and Assistant Director of Creative Writing at Indiana University and lives in Bloomington.</p>

<p><i>A Flame Called Indiana</i> is a wonder and a delight—a beautifully wide view of the world and how art can help us make our way through it, as seen by those who call Indiana home. Each story, poem, and essay takes us deeper into its hidden places and stories, the people they've touched, and the human mysteries they pass along to us like&#xa0;fires in the dark. A tour guide for the heart of the heart of the country. I dare anyone to read this and call Indiana a flyover state again.</p>

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