Direct from Portland, Oregon, a box of jewels from Clear Cut Press including: stories by Robert Gluck; essays by Charles D'Ambrosio; art by Michael Brophy; architecture by Lisa Robertson; poetry by Howard Robertson; and novels by Stacey Levine and Matt Briggs. The value and interest of these books is not only on the inside. They were designed to be easy on the eyes and in fact, they've already classed up the joint. (I feel like I should've worn a tie.) If you like your pudding proofed, then check out Clear Cut's website at your right. Or if you're in Ada's neighborhood, drop in and see them live. (The books, I mean, not the authors.)