Issue of November 29, 2021

The Little Wild by Julian Grant — Cover story speculative fiction

A tenured Associate Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Julian Grant is a filmmaker, educator, and author of strange short stories, outlaw poetry, full-length novels/ non-fiction texts and outsider comix.

My Growing Interest Is in a Forest by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem rhymed

"...forests are home to 80% of land creatures..."

The Buzzards Circle Overhead by John Tustin — Poem rhymed

"...smelling something now quite dead..."

Bloody Show by Shailja Sharma — Poem unrhymed

"...Blood also bonds you to your roots..."

Death of Desire by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...an Abyss where only darkness rules..."

Don't Eat the Blowfish by Charlie Robert — Poem unrhymed

"Tastes like chicken but like everything else it's not..."

Love's End by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...you recalled me and a page from a torn notebook..."

Silent Movies by Aleathia Drehmer — Poem unrhymed

"...like a deep hidden obsession I never learned to let go of..."

The Sad Boatman by Santosh Bakaya — Poem unrhymed

"...When will the good times be back?.."

Thirst: Caught between a Man and a Tomcat by Ketaki Datta — Poem unrhymed

"You wished to slake your thirst, did you?..."

Further into the Darkness 25 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The masked creature, thwarted twice, now has questions to answer...

The Lake Erie Lights 14 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

The Council has a plan for Roy's unique ability, but to Roy, it doesn't sound quite right...