Issue of May 31, 2021

For Sale -- Not Haunted by Saoirse Ni Chiaragain — Cover story speculative fiction

Saoirse Ni Chiaragain is an Irish writer living in Berlin, Germany. You can find her other work at saoirsenichiaragain.com

How the Internet Is Destroying Itself From Within by Dan Mulhollen — Essay opinion

All you have to do is make a statement...

Corona Delusion by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...The news that the TV channels generate Are of deaths and more deaths ..."

For Sharon by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"She just is all that magnificent..."

literary and covid safety by Paul Tanner — Poem unrhymed

Tanner earns minimum wage and writes about it. Help. Help him, for ffs.

out of our minds and out of our league by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...keeps waking up in a strange room..."

some kind of murder by Robin Wyatt Dunn — Poem unrhymed

"...a gentle drum easing the years into my stomach..."

Such a therapist by Tali Cohen Shabtai — Poem unrhymed

"...The fairy tale that's posted in Friday's edition..."

Trip by Dan Holt — Poem unrhymed

Dan Holt is blues singer/songwriter/recording artist, poet and fiction author from a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. He has produced 11 albums of original music along with various singles and eps.

Virus in the Air, Spasms in My Back by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...People are dying around me, but I can't save them..."

Place Settings 26 by Sand Pilarski — Serial fiction family

Finally, a chance to just sit and talk...