spark¹: (v) to woo or to court; (n) a luminous, disruptive, sudden force; a particle of a burning substance thrown out by a body in combustion.

spark²: (n) an online journal of fiction and poetry from the UC Davis Creative Writing Program.

In our Spring '99 issue you'll find writing about the dynamic parent-child relationship as well as our regular features such as interviews with award-winning writers on faculty.