Issue of May 22, 2006

Review In Haiku: Grave Intent by Katrina Stonoff — Book review

<p>This month I'm dabbling in genres I rarely read. And although I love thrillers, I never read horror. You have to realize: I don't <i>read</i> books any more than I <i>watch</i> movies. I <i>live</i> them. And nobody wants to <i>live</i> certain books or movies.

Fever Dreams 090 by Sand Pilarski — Comics

A woman must dress in a professional manner to succeed in business.

View From A Cloud by Lydia Manx — Cover story short fiction

Release from pain, a happy haze of comfort. That's all Trina can ask for any more. That, and to watch what lies outside her window ...

Lichloved 29 by Alexandra Queen — Dark humor, fantasy

The trials are beginning, but having no reason to watch them, Hazz is making the best of a wasted trip. But wait...!

Night Time 40 by Lydia Manx — Fiction horror vampires mature content

Everyone has something on their minds ... but no one seems willing to say what it is. The small talk is too much for Cinda's self control, so she drags Lynn out into the storm again -- oh, no! Not more trouble?!

Peek of the Week 042 by Alexandra Queen — Photo art

A portrait of an ibis at Micke Grove Zoo.

Low Life by Terri Edwards — Poem blank verse

Blank verse. The strata of wild life provide a metaphor for devotion.