Issue of September 25, 2017

Bookshelf: The Truth About Snails, by JD DeHart by Piker Press — Books by Piker Press authors

JD DeHart tells us about his book, "The Truth About Snails."

Notes on the Metaphysical by Abigail George — Cover story fiction life

"I have lived a life filled with buoyant ecstasy and hope." -- Abigail George

Remembered Flavors: Tony's Salad and Firehouse Chicken by Sand Pilarski — Food chicken and salad

Half a century later, a cook learns how to make some of her favorite foods...

There Is No Light by James Nichols — Poem rhymed

"...It's just lunchtime but way past dark..."

Long Haul Driver by Joan McNerney — Poem unrhymed

"...an adventure to roam through states and cities..."

Raven's Flavor by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...a last tomato ripens in a sunlit window..."

What It Is by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Let's call this what it is..."