Issue of May 3, 2021

Feline Friendly Female Seeks Forever Playmate by Madeline McEwen — Cover story fiction humor

Madeline McEwen [she/her] has enjoyed publication in a variety of different outlets both online and in traditional print. Her fiction and non-fiction focuses primarily on disabilities [ableism] and humor.

Letters from Home by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

The boy, far from home in unfamiliar surroundings, and the man some fifty years later, like bookends around a life with love...

Behind Scenic Fantasy by Alex Andy Phuong — Haiku

"Behind the glamour..."

Beat a Kid Over the Head with a Hammer and they Call You a Problem Child by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...that first time I got the better of my bully..."

Expectations and Experiences by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...accusations and arrests for exposing the corrupt and greedy..."

Homeless Dream by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Sleeping on a pile of newspapers on a footpath of Kolkata..."

I've never really been by Tali Cohen Shabtai — Poem unrhymed

"...And they approved my way..."

On Death, Re-birth, and Death by Connie Woodring — Poem unrhymed

"...I awoke with the word DEATH rushing towards my eyes..."

Rain by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"...then the bang of the barn door..."

there are too many decisions by Robin Wyatt Dunn — Poem unrhymed

"...which kind of nervousness to invite..."

Place Settings 22 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

Love is rarely simple...

Bohemian Morning 24 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

Vampires don't like witches. Vampires are not thrilled by werewolves. In fact, vampires rarely even like each other. What on earth is Harry up to?

Secret by Merlin Flower — Visual art

Merlin Flower is an independent artist and writer.