Issue of April 11, 2016

All Things Being Equal, Part Six by Bernie Pilarski — Cover story fiction relationship life

Is it possible to seek something if you don't even know it exists? And do you only know something exists when you perceive that it is no longer there?

The Parents We Deserve, Part Three by Ron Singer — Fiction family death life afterlife

Heaven wasn't as ideal as they thought it would be -- I mean, what kind of paradise is it if you can't make a little celestial cash on the side? So what happens after Heaven?

Dandelion Seed by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...A shimmering seed held like a star in a wiry halo..."

From a Stake in the Ground by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...so none of you will go back to your hovels disappointed..."

World of Wonders by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...it's the journey that matters..."

Going Hungry 49 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

Will has moved out, made a little home for himself elsewhere. What is "home," anyway?

All-Nighter 10 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror

Lindy was trying to escape the zombie invasion, but Dean was less than helpful...