Issue of January 11, 2021

Bridgeden Forest by Norbert Kovacs — Cover story fiction nature

The people had stories to tell about the forest; it tied them all together, somehow. Now the forest was in need, and once again, it will become a center for them...

When Two Beer Mugs Clicked by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick — Poem rhymed

"...Enjoying the beautiful night, the nocturnal beauty..."

A Flat-footed Dream by Santosh Bakaya — Poem unrhymed

"...happy to find myself in that delectable land of dreams..."

ARE YOU WENDY? by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...Realize I am getting this second hand..."

Coup by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Loneliness is not about absences..."

Fuel Cell by Donna Dallas — Poem unrhymed

"...I don't want to be your constant bad dream..."

Iconography by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...on the wall a painting of a dove..."

Not Quite Suicidal by Brian Rihlmann — Poem unrhymed

"...maybe he wasn't quite suicidal..."

The spectator by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...The girl struggles dancing between childhood and expectations..."

Verdure of Spring by Ken Allan Dronsfield — Poem unrhymed

"...that love, only love could survive..."

Place Settings 07 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

Gloria has her life under control, or thinks she does. At least it seems that way as long as no one else is around...

Bohemian Morning 09 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires mature content

Not only are these thugs evil, they're awfully stupid...