Issue of November 6, 2017

Coming up for air by Abigail George — Cover story fiction relationships

"Shaping valleys that sing with the force of winds, human beings, the sun, the bright shine of nature, the gentle genetic simplicity of the relationship between Noah and his animals..."

Bank by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...Money is spent hieroglyphs to the child mind..."

Everything's Dead by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...someday I'll put away childish things and accept the death sentence of being a grown up..."

Odd Shaded Sky by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...like snare drums in the open sky..."

Pilgrimage by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...learning how deep a night could grow without New York City lights..."

After Life 02 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction death

They were out to kill her boyfriend, but Roj got in the way. But that wasn't the end of it...