Issue of April 25, 2016

Blueberry Picking Jimmy by Jimmy Pappas — Cover story poem unrhymed

"...who's the one with the empty bucket?..."

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

Conclusion. Having made their way back to Earth, the M's and the P's live again. And then what happens?

Of Policies And Capacities by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem rhymed

"...termites and maggots of corruption..."

The Blue Sofa by Terry Petersen — Poem unrhymed

"...My words dissolve before they touch my tongue. But our past replays scenes..."

The Drifter by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...The night is a dark believer in drifters..."

Going Hungry 50 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family money food

Will is gone. Gloria and Ben can take up the slack in the household chores, but are they close enough as siblings to ride out the changes coming?

All-Nighter 12 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror

The media has finally come to admit that there's something to this story about zombies...but they're not very forthcoming about what to do about it if you're just a kid...