Issue of August 5, 2013

Mr. Darwin's Gardener: Book Review by Wendy Robards — Book review "Mr. Darwin's Gardener"

"Mr. Darwin's Gardener," by Kristina Carlson, explores faith, religion, and life through peoples' grief and loss, and through the hope that heals them.

Too Many Monkeys by Pete McArdle — Cover story short science fiction humor mature content

Oh, so that's why they have such a problem...

Sun Valley by Nick Noyes — Essay life "Sun Valley"

...And pretty much all Wikipedia has to say about this "census-designated place" is that it has 19,299 residents. Nick Noyes knows more than that about Sun Valley.

I Scream You Scream by Lydia Manx — Food recipe "ice cream"

What summer treat is better than freshly churned home-made ice cream? Lydia Manx tells us how to make our own.

Peek of the Week 411 by Sand Pilarski — Photo art

Close up photograph of a deceased tiger swallowtail butterfly.

Dinner With Henry 95: The Gulls by Bruce Memblatt — Serial fiction fantasy humor

Isn't that how the saying goes? "Life's a beach, and then you die?" Let's hope Diego doesn't remember that one...

Good Morning? 45 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction fantasy vampires

Emma is drawn to trouble nearly as much as trouble is drawn to her. That might be why the old miner's journal whets her appetite for exploration...

Dog. Girl. Armless Karaoke Maniac. 4 by Joseph McKinley — Short fiction life china

What can be done about his drunken rages, his irresponsibility, his lack of respect, his family's pain? The dog knows. Part Four of Five.