Issue of May 13, 2019 : Piker Press

The Long Goodbye by Todd Wells — Cover story essay family friends

Todd Wells lives in Chicago. He has three children and one wife. He dabbles in time-travel, in that he plays bass in a 1980s cover band.

A Highway From Hell To Healing by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem rhymed

"...sang and sang at a time unknown and wrong..."

A Present Tense by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

Rp Verlaine has a MFA in creative writing from City College and taught in NY schools for many years. Although he no longer teaches, he continues to write and do photography in NYC. Rp's most recent poetry collection, Femme Fatales Movie Starlets & Rockers was released in 2018.

All Is Lost by Ann Christine Tabaka — Poem unrhymed

"...The truth has no meaning among the unholy hordes..."

Depression by Pat Ashinze — Poem unrhymed

"...the soul wants to be free at all cost..."

Gaunt by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...musical explorations from coffee grounds and midnight oil..."

Homeland's Siege by Irish D. Torres — Poem unrhymed

"...a city of ruins, in a place of punished innocence..."

I Was by Matthew Borczon — Poem unrhymed

"...on one knee helping..."

The Paisley Shirt by Ted Jonathan — Poem unrhymed

"...The paisley shirt my mother chose..."

Within the Fortress by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...Pain has gone from the flesh once home to such joy..."