Issue of February 1, 2016

All-Nighter by Lydia Manx — Cover story serial fiction horror

From weirdness in the past to a differently flavored weirdness in the present, Sammy is about to pass through an office door that leads to...

We Are All Cowards by Carrie A. Golden — Essay humanity

"In the end, there will be no heroes..."

Alone by Saheli Mitra — Poem unrhymed

"...the raw brown of a wounded tree, hacked slowly and felled..."

Blue-Collar Twister by Sonnet Mondal — Poem unrhymed

"...His weapons are a chisel and spade..."

Going Hungry 40 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

In spite of the economic down-turn, Gloria is grateful for the new way of life that is keeping food on the table. Life can be good even if money is tight...