Issue of July 24, 2017

Dear Ruby: Four Unsent Letters by Terry Petersen — Cover story fiction relationships

Trying to figure out what went wrong won't change the past, but what about the present?

Old Man by Sunil Sharma — Poem unrhymed

"...giving succor...in summers and rains..."

Third Poem (Chuck Berry) by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...And laid it all down..."

Your Kind of Life by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...Your softball game's over and you're visiting your mother..."

Out with the Trash 26 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction life relationships

Things just don't make sense. And while Emily has to admit she's been deluded, there still ought to be a way to put all the clues together...

The Scholarship Girl 11 by Abigail George — Serial fiction life relationships writing

"...Why do the rich get richer in South Africa and the poor get poorer in South Africa on a daily basis?..."