Issue of March 11, 2019

Forgotten Things by Bernie Pilarski — Cover story fiction life love

The future sometimes seems clearer when viewed through the filter of the past...

A Christmas Miracle by Shubhanshu Shrivastava — Poem unrhymed

"A platoon of soldiers on the Christmas eve..."

Free by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...Taking another aimless step the ground fails me as always..."

Immaculacy by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Shanty towns require no concert pitch..."

Of Expired Prescriptions by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...as bigotry is foisted upon them like expired sedatives..."

Oppression by Pat Ashinze — Poem unrhymed

Pat Ashinze is an hybrid of two major Nigerian tribes: Igbo and Yoruba. Writing, to him is the only way he can talk without being interrupted.

Radio, Trains, and Bourbon by John Dorroh — Poem unrhymed

"...to bars where locals didn't look up when he came in..."

Reinventing Original Sin by Gary Glauber — Poem unrhymed

"...winds of past trauma rap at the window..."

Smoke by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...with worries, that I will miss her one day..."