Strange POV

Does anyone here read the Creative Loafing? This year's annual fiction contest winner, which is a really good short story, is told in a POV that I cannot identify. I'm hoping someone here may have read it and can tell me what it is.

For those who don't have access to this great little newspaper, my description may suffice. The narrator is a character in the story, often using first-person references, such as "we" and "I." I thus thought the story was being told in first person. However, there is a section in which the narrator is describing events that took place in a neighbor's house that s/he could not have known through a first-person POV, something like, "Miller woke up late that day, wearing a hangover like his old bathrobe. He poured himself a cup of coffee," etc. Unless she was actually in the house with Miller, which she was not, there is no way she should have known what was going on behind his closed doors.

Is this a valid POV, or did the writer simply lose control of her prose for that brief moment?

Ah, yes, that makes sense. Thanks for enlightening me.

As for your question, they do have a web presence. Creativeloafing.com. I just checked it out and see that the story is posted. Click on the "Atlanta" issue, although the other cities are probably just as inclusive. On the left column under "Dig This," click the link regarding the "2008 Fiction Contest." The winning piece is titled "Old Scratch."

I see you're also in Georgia. I'm in Atlanta and have been reading it for years. It's a free weekly, distributed in lots of venues and caters to an alternative audience. Very creative and artsy. Check it out!

Siddow, I had to read your post twice. I initially thought you were asking me to babysit for you.

No, I'm not a member, though I often have thought about joining a group. Can you send me a PM with more details? Thanks.

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely check it out and see what's up.