Issue of January 11, 2016

Suburban Eels by Chuck Weikert — Cover story nonfiction wildlife ocean

Chuck Weikert is a retired park ranger who spent most of his career at Virgin Islands National Park. Seduced by coral reef ecosystems, he continues to visit and write about fishy friends in far flung destinations around the world.

"Super Why" Not? by Terry Petersen — Poem unrhymed

"...the enthusiasm innate to someone who knows... how to work for what she wants..."

Clockmaker by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...life is a brass lever, a wordsmith, an artist at his craft..."

My Chained Faith by Sonnet Mondal — Poem unrhymed

"...My belief is incurable and so is the facade of pleasure that I show..."

Going Hungry 37 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

Just when Gloria thought her job was getting easy...

Lindy's Day -- Dough of the Dead by Lydia Manx — Short horror fiction

Nice clothes, new cell phone, company car -- now that's a good start to a business trip. But the way Lindy's day is going, you know it has to be Monday. Part One of Three.