Issue of March 29, 2021

Aunt Clara's Scheme by John Mara — Cover story fiction humor

A 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee, 2020 Best of the Net nominee, and 2020 Best New England Crime Stories finalist, John Mara is a multi-genre writer who tends to converse in the genre he's thinking about and makes better company when it's humor, not horror. You can find John's 20+ short stories published in Liquid Imagination, J.J. Outre Review, Youth Imagination, and other venues.

The Problem with Facemasks by KK Brown — Essay humor

The Covid-19 pandemic has made everyday life a challenge, but some things never change...

Rejection Letter No. 106 by Frederick Foote — Fiction humor publishing

So that's how the publishing business works...

The Shakespearian sonnet about my dog by Paweł Markiewicz — Poem rhymed

"...A moonlit night is your eternity..."

A Very Short Collection of Very Short Poems by Ethan Goffman — Poem unrhymed

Ethan Goffman is co-founder of It Takes a Community, a Montgomery College initiative bringing poetry to students and local residents. He is also founder and producer of the "Poetry & Planet" podcast on EarthTalk.org. Ethan Goffman

Beyond the Muse by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...wading through all the existential flaming garbage..."

Cruise Ship Entertainment by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...I dream of her spinning while I throw kisses..."

Mz Mandelstan by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...long frizzy hair, hippy garb, granny glasses..."

Standing Sentinel by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...not only a shield but also a great instructor..."

Place Settings 18 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

Ah, the Downfall of the Americas...

Bohemian Morning 20 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

If Harry is worried, maybe everyone should be worried, too...