Issue of June 24, 2019

For the Sad Waitress at the Diner in Barstow by Alexis Rhone Fancher — Cover story poem unrhymed

"...piled high with bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy..."

On Growing Old by Dan Mulhollen — Poem rhymed

"...To make writing an almost daily thing..."

A Primeval Cane of Gold That Makes Rivers Fragrant by Hongri Yuan — Poem unrhymed

"...The world is a phantom city that is layer after layer..."

Cape Cod Reflections by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...terns hover over crests of rolling waves..."

Hands Off Our Custodians of Heritage by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...That dehumanizes and destroys decency..."

Man or Spirit by Umar Yogiza, Jr. — Poem unrhymed

Umar Yogiza Jr. is a writer, poet and builder based in Abuja, Nigeria. He is the author of "Instrument of Immortality" and "Singing In A Bonfire."

On This Wake by Robin Wyatt Dunn — Poem unrhymed

"...never doubt my love..."

Stardom by Ian C. Smith — Poem unrhymed

Ian C Smith's work has appeared in, Amsterdam Quarterly, Australian Poetry Journal, Critical Survey, Live Encounters, Poetry New Zealand, Southerly, & Two-Thirds North. He writes in the Gippsland Lakes area of Victoria, and on Flinders Island, Tasmania.

Whenever daylight falls upon the city by Abigail George — Poem unrhymed

"...you became a legend in real life..."