Issue of August 17, 2020

The Clock by Randall Cooper — Cover story fiction horror

Randall Cooper works in education in Michigan, he is excited to showcase "The Clock" at Piker Press.

Tango 3 by Beate Sigriddaughter — Fiction life love

We dance to cling to some kind of order and beauty in the world...

As is by Charles Cicirella — Poem unrhymed

"...Unpaved like a road in need of immediate repair..."

Deliverance Wand in Their Hands by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...having languished in bondage for forty years..."

For You by Frederick Foote — Poem unrhymed

"...we will echo it around the world..."

If Your Eyes of the Soul Wake Up by Hongri Yuan — Poem unrhymed

"...the memories of the world will be completely vanished..."

In the Storm's Mother Tongue by Eddie Awusi — Poem unrhymed

"...We will put a name to every whirl and stir..."

Krishna Consciousness in Holi Times by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"Gulal" is a Hindi word. It is colored powder with which one smears the other during Holi, the Festival of Colors.

Star-crossed Lover by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela — Poem unrhymed

"...Of counting stars and singing along with the rain bird..."

Waltz of the Scarecrow by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...stalks of corn taller than tales told by the fire..."