Issue of October 29, 2018

About THE ODDS 35 by Bill Harvey — Comic

And if they ALL feel that way about each other?

Too Good To Be True by Bonnie Carlson — Cover story fiction life misfortune

Bonnie E. Carlson is a retired professor of social work who lives in Scottsdale, AZ with her husband, dog and too many cats. She has published several short stories in magazines such as Down in the Dirt, Foliate Oak, Praxis and Fewer Than 500. She is completing a novel.

Do you remember when we spoke of swans? by John Anthony Fingleton — Poem unrhymed

"...I told you that they loved just once..."

In Pursuit of a Fugitive Man by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Dawn stirred with its smiling rays..."

Night Terrors by Ferris E. Jones — Poem unrhymed

"...Scream with the walking rain..."

The Last Good Thing by Tony Gloeggler — Poem unrhymed

"...water explodes, roars out of the hydrant's mouth and the block of kids cheer like he's some God sending down rain..."

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part by Ann Christine Tabaka — Poem unrhymed

"...He knows it is his time..."

Trying To Get Home by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...Struggling every day since this songbird has gone radio silent..."

Wish You Were Here by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...I wanted to make them laugh To forget about my own grief..."

Witches and Stone by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...In what field strides a dark Witch, through stalks as thick as bovine legs..."

To Virginia Woolfe's Lighthouse by Abigail George — Serial fiction

Conclusion. Part Five of "Chapters and Parts of a Young Girl's Life."

Dark Whispers 09 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction, horror vampire mature content

Kenyon still doesn't know what happened in Greg's van, and that's a good thing. Now, what does Kirk Grady, boy Homeland Security Idiot, know, and how did he get information?