Issue of October 16, 2017

Lifeguard by Ralph Bland — Cover story fiction life

The end of the season and isn't it time to let it go peacefully?

What Do I Know 4 by Bernie Pilarski — Essay philosophy

The fourth in series of "Unresearched Essays," short, one topic essays, written using only information from memory, that perhaps provide an opportunity to shed a little light on who the author is.

Fourteenth Poem (Shovel) by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...show those good for nothings just what a real bottom feeder looks and smells like..."

Sunday Mornings, Now, Without You by Alyssa Trivett — Poem unrhymed

Alyssa Trivett is a wandering soul from the U.S. When not working two jobs, she listens to music and scrawls lines on the back of gas station receipts.

They Want Us to Obey by Rajnish Mishra — Poem unrhymed

"...show me the glowing fire from dying embers..."

Birds of a Feather by Mel Trent — Short fiction fantasy fable birds

How Crow and Raven learned the difference between black and white...