Issue of April 6, 2020

An Elephant in the Room by Bernie Pilarski — Cover story fiction life

Is it really there? What does it look like, anyway?

Isolation by Jacob Greb — Fiction personal battle

Can anyone else say when is the right time for you ...?

Hustle and Bustle by Alex Andy Phuong — Poem unrhymed

"...Los Angeles is not..."

Lake Champagne by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...a million specks of light, two million divots of shadow..."

On a Melodic and Restful Note by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...They danced their despairs away..."

Search Therapy by Dan Provost — Poem unrhymed

"...one chance at inner redemption, for a crime I did not commit..."

The Colour of Autumn by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...he's down like a thrown cigarette..."

The Muse on Vacation by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"I got nothing to give, reader..."

They tried to take the mystery away by Robin Wyatt Dunn — Poem unrhymed

"...The trees still watch and sing..."

Spark by Connie S. Tettenborn — Visual art

Visual poetry ...