Issue of January 3, 2022

An Indian Interfaith Alliance by Amrita Valan — Cover story essay spirituality

Amrita Valan is a writer from Bangalore, India and has a master

Revolution by Nick Gerrard — Fiction life conflict

If you take sides, someone is going to be right and someone is going to be very wrong...

Forestwood 3 by Ralph Bland — Fiction life love

Lizzie has been playing with bright, enticing fire and got a little burnt. But is that enough for her to keep a safe distance from those lovely dancing flames..?

Cubist Ghettos by Strider Marcus Jones — Poem rhymed

"...Flashing flamingo legs To pink paradise harlem heads..."

Face-to-face with a Faceless Face by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...she couldn't figure out who he was..."

The Look in Her Eyes by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...quiet as a mouse or a saint..."

The Problem of Being a Sperm by Ethan Goffman — Poem unrhymed

"...an existential crisis much greater than any human..."

The Same Music Everyday by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...loneliness whispering in your ear on a Tuesday afternoon..."

The Surreal Land by Santosh Bakaya — Poem unrhymed

"...a lone oak so bright, looking as if it had soaked all the sunlight..."

we can have better by Linda M. Crate — Poem unrhymed

"...i will never stop fighting for the world i have seen in my dreams..."

Yuletide by Isioma Jemimah Okonicha — Poem unrhymed

Christmas Season begins on Christmas Day and extends through Epiphany, January 6.

Further into the Darkness 30 by Lydia Manx — Serial fiction horror vampires

The caged prisoners were beaten. But some unknown spell washed through the cellar, and nearly destroyed them all. Where is the source?

The Lake Erie Lights 19 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

Being a disembodied entity means Roy has plenty of time and space to explore, but one place seems to draw him more than any other, but so much time has passed...