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November 10, 2025
"Mes de los Muertos"
Grieving Night
George Gad Economou PG-13 -- "darkness rolls in..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Heroes Day: It’s a Mirthless Joke
Ndaba Sibanda PG-13 -- "...of recognition and honor of the heroes fallen..."

poem * ...to article.

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (5)
Pranab Ghosh PG-13 -- "I do not want to be… the unknown dead"...

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

On The Death of Al Purdy
Richard LeDue PG-13 -- "...Each breath probably was like chasing after a shadow..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Carnival
Michael Minassian PG-13 -- "...it came back empty..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

My Neighbors
Nolo Segundo PG-13 -- "...in love through sixty some years and six kids..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Kafka's Ire
Lucien R. Starchild PG-13 -- "...A foreigner in my own land..."

poem * ...to article.

I Am Not Berber
N. Chamchoun PG-13 -- "...I am a powerful Amazigh..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Anagram
Arshi Mortuza PG-13 -- Arshi Mortuza is a Bangladeshi poet based in Toronto. Her confessional, satirical work often explores themes of identity and loss. Her second book of poetry, "Pressed Flower," is forthcoming in early 2026.

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir
Ron Singer PG-13 -- Part Two Begins: Chapter One

serial fiction * ...to article.

Occupied
Carl V. Nord PG-13 -- Some jobs are just routine -- until they aren't...

fiction * ...to article.

Tweedledum
Steven French PG-13 -- The clues were all there...

cover story fiction * ...to article.

Her Mother's Will
Fiona Sinclair PG-13 -- "...the cause of so many tears..."

fiction * ...to article.