Issue of June 8, 2020

A - 9 by Ralph Bland — Cover story fiction love

Was it a real memory? Or was it just something you wish that you could have the memory of?

Antiquity by Frederick Foote — Poem unrhymed

"...essential words are just beyond recall..."

Anxiety Attack by Ann Christine Tabaka — Poem unrhymed

"...I grieve my existence, swimming in emotions..."

Case Unclosed by John Patrick Robbins — Poem unrhymed

"...nobody could solve the mystery that he had created..."

Elixir by Judith Alexander Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...Look above. Forget the scud of lamb-curl clouds -- their whorl..."

Intruder by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...the meaning's no more clear than the creaking of a floorboard..."

Lost by Ahmad Al-Khatat — Poem unrhymed

"...I have lost happiness above the sinking boat above the river of my dark grief..."

Pauperised by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Is there a plausible justification for that appalling level of stooping and descent..."

Prelude to the Newest Love Song by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...There was a bonding. Words united us..."

Unevenness by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"Everyone is sometimes out of gas on grammar..."

War by Ian C. Smith — Poem unrhymed

"...We would reach out to each other, safe for now...."