Issue of December 6, 2021

Reunion by Mark R. Vickers — Cover story fiction life

Mark R. Vickers is a Florida writer and researcher who has published short fiction, poetry, essays, and the literary fantasy novel "The Tollkeeper." At thetollkeeper.com, he blogs about how ancient myths continue to shape our modern lives.

Double Ouch While Waiting for Double Pepperoni by Terry Petersen — Fiction humor

This is why I have a comfy chair on the front porch...

Clouds of Chaotic Crowds by Strider Marcus Jones — Poem rhymed

"...with voices that pretend To be a different friend..."

Apparently, by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...a collection of dusty soldiers, missing their tiny guns..."

Gaius by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...one AM, and pretty sure I will never sleep again..."

Portrait of a Woman and the Poet by Daniel J. Flore III — Poem unrhymed

"...I don't know what to do in the presence of beauty..."

the tapestries of us by Linda M. Crate — Poem unrhymed

"...let us dance in the fabric of the sky..."

To a Former Lover by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...I will not renounce The passion of my youth..."

Uplift of the Land by Ursula McCabe — Poem unrhymed

"...Bryce's sunsets are rides with wildfire colors..."

Poet Laureate Consultant of Mthwakazi by Ndaba Sibanda — Prose poem

"...I saw icons and great thinkers. What remarkable talents!..."

Further into the Darkness 26 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The warrior is obviously trapped, but there's something off about him, like he has something in reserve...

The Lake Erie Lights 15 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

Roy's brain is in a jar, and a bunch of his clones are alive somewhere. You know that Roy -- or maybe even most Roys -- are not interested in leaving well enough alone...