Issue of August 3, 2015

All Things Being Equal, Part Two by Bernie Pilarski — Cover story fiction relationships spirituality

"How many fingers do you have?" someone asks you. The answer is easy -- you look at your hands and count them. But what if the questions you're asked lead to an answer that can't be seen?

Who Killed Cecil? by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

A timely poem for a world in shock...

Salve by Scott Thomas Outlar — Poem unrhymed

"Black laced sky..."

Going Hungry 14 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

You've learned that you're in dire straits financially. You've learned that there are no jobs out there to bail you out. The next lesson is finding how to survive on what little you still have...

When Fairy Tales Come Alive 31 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction fantasy

Is she really a friend if she rifled through your suitcase to find a way to cast a spell...and is the spell actually what she said it was?