Issue of February 8, 2021

Up in Gladwin, Michigan by J.C. Miller — Cover story speculative fiction

Usually it's not the conquerors or the disease that defeat us, but something closer in, closer to our human nature...

Oh, Fudge by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

What are the odds?...

Arrive by John Tustin — Poem unrhymed

"...Like an ocean calmed by the moon...

As If Praying by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...she ponders what the unending hours will bring..."

Bond by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Love, this is, connection..."

Bones by Brian Rihlmann — Poem unrhymed

"...maybe there was some feeling there..."

Brief Dreams by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...My invitation is only for you..."

Dream Lovers by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...Imaginary events are more controllable...."

Love Street by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...a theme of love in the air..."

Seeing Other People by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...what they had was real as the moon in the sky..."

Those Maybes by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...Each cry is now an artifact of eternity..."

Place Settings 11 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

And then there's Ben...

Bohemian Morning 13 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires mature content

Bethany gets to psychologically explore the life of a sociopath...