Issue of June 5, 2017

Baring It All in <i>Proxies: Essays Near Knowing</i> by Bernie Pilarski — Book review "Proxies: Essays Near Knowing"

Exploring a new writing style, Bernie reads "Proxies," by Brian Blanchfield.

Heartache by Ralph Bland — Cover story fiction life

Youth is often short-sighted, and what will you see when you're old enough to take the long view..?

Reflections from the Newsreel 22: Tragedy in Kabul by Carl Wade Thompson — Essay current events

Looking at the recent terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan...

Graveyard Blooms by Deeya Bhattacharya — Poem unrhymed

"...all glances wrapped in eternity..."

Only This by Bekah Steimel — Poem unrhymed

"...flirting with the night sky..."

Sleep by Amanda Girard — Poem unrhymed

"...It's about to overtake me..."

Out with the Trash 19 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction life relationships

The photo that Emily has found is troubling, but not completely damning. If it is another piece of the puzzle, then Emily doesn't know how it fits...

The Scholarship Girl 04 by Abigail George — Serial fiction life relationships

"... Without pain, I was blinded. I could not write..."