Issue of November 15, 2021

Silence of the Damned by B Shawn Clark — Cover story speculative fiction

Author/Attorney B Shawn Clark devotes most of his time to creative authorship, and his spare time, such that it is, to practicing law, rather than the other way around.

Spirits in the Night by Mitchell Waldman — Fiction life death

Listen carefully...and quietly...

Anthem of Death by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...On the earth people died and Mass graves were dug..."

Anthropocene by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"He was once my best friend..."

Dear Lover-To-Be by Catherine Arra — Poem unrhymed

"...When we don't like the path we're on and can't find a way off..."

Insight by Guna Moran — Poem unrhymed

Guna Moran is an international poet and book reviewer. His poems are published in more than 150 international magazines, journals, webzines, newspapers, anthologies and have been translated into thirty languages around the world. He has three poetry books to his credit. He lives in Assam, India.

Once by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...the effigy is broken, the marble decaying...

Pitch-Black Darkness by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...Death says nothing at the door...."

Requiem by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"... a package being dropped off for storage..."

T.I.M.E. (The Infinite Measure Extinguished)** by Tim Heerdink — Poem unrhymed

Tim Heerdink's poems appear in various journals and anthologies. He is the President of Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville, Indiana.

The Elephant in the Room by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...he told her something silly about his whereabouts..."

Further into the Darkness 23 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The creatures are caged and helpless -- helpless to get out, but that doesn't mean they're safe to touch...

The Lake Erie Lights 12 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

So the lawyer wasn't really a lawyer, and the conversation wasn't exactly a conversation...is any of it real?