Issue of January 13, 2020

Yin and Yang by Harvey Silverman — Cover story essay memoir

What will the credits at the end of the movie say?

An Existential Tale of Childhood 5 by Pranab Ghosh — Essay

As children, we are expected to learn the lessons that will serve us in adulthood. But perhaps the important lessons are found in the childhood itself...

Boiling Point by Christian McCulloch — Fiction

They were dark times. There are dark times. There will be dark times, until we can all see the source of light...

I, Muffin 7 by Leo Siegel and Ron Singer — Fiction humor

Leo wasn't able to reconcile Muffin and Bagel's argument about who was the better baked good, but he's given them something to think about...

dumb luck and pain by Robin Wyatt Dunn — Poem unrhymed

"...burn the barrier, ignite the day..."

Get up to sit-up by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"6:08 AM bird peeps from meadows of fire..."

Lilac, Wine, Pomegranate, Black by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

"This new mountain night..."

Mlungisi's Whereabouts by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...He propounded a bold trajectory, a climate revolution..."

Now and Then by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...everyone is facing both ways..."

The art of starting again by Abigail George — Poem unrhymed

"...The democracy of smoke, holy, innocent and pure...."

Wingless Dreams by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...Exposing the fault lines, And the conversation with it,..."