Issue of October 11, 2021

The Capsule by Orion Andersen — Cover story speculative fiction

Orion Andersen loves stories that capture the strange magic hidden of the mundane, prose meant to be read slowly and savored, images that arrange themselves into uncanny mosaics, and also dogs. If not writing, he's probably hiking through some misty woods or strolling on a grey beach.

Psalm by Cora Taylor — Essay

Some times there are so few things you can carry with you...

The Grain Song by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem rhymed

"...Words can reach a fever pitch in a brain!..."

The Portal in the Woods by Strider Marcus Jones — Poem rhymed

"...Reconnecting rhythms In living and dead..."

A Morning's Walk by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...My wife stopped me -- listen she said..."

Back at Camp by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"we cosmonauts are on sacred ground..."

I Am a Dalit Girl by Ketaki Datta — Poem unrhymed

"...beaten once, For getting my family Two buckets of water...

Knuckle Work by Charlie Robert — Poem unrhymed

"...There are scorpions between the sheets..."

Ugly Women by Connie Woodring — Poem unrhymed

"...It isn't as if they weren't warned..."

Zombies by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...voracious in their appetite for sameness..."

Further into the Darkness 18 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

As the creatures of mass destruction near the house, Bethany and Harry set out their plan...

The Lake Erie Lights 7 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

Guess he deserved what he got...