Issue of October 1, 2018

About THE ODDS 31 by Bill Harvey — Comic

Past century shenanigans...

You Are Going To Do Bad Things to Children by Abigail George — Cover story serial fiction sexuality relationships mental illness

Part One of Chapters and Parts of a Young Girl's Life.

Found and Lost by Ken Dubuque — Fiction humor

Call it prescience, call it foreknowledge -- sometimes you just know it's a sure thing...

Babysitting by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...he didn't just want to be another one of them..."

SekaC, Will You Stop? by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...whether her calling him a mole made him one..."

The Crucible by Troy DeFrates — Poem unrhymed

Troy lives in northern Wisconsin, US, and is an avid outdoorsman. A budding poet, he loves to share his art and attempts to get others to be inspired.

Thirteen by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"Five states away, Jesse's celebrating a birthday..."

Ulzana's Raid by Robert Ronnow — Poem unrhymed

"...There is no context for a man outside the platoon or raiding party, home or shop..."

What Hurts Me the Most by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...to write with a broken heart at midnight..."

Zephyr's Whisper by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...a lone red leaf floats by gathering speed then disappears downstream..."

Dark Whispers 05 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction, horror vampire mature content

Cassandra comes home to find a 'gift' on her front doorstep -- and something very disturbing inside...