Issue of January 31, 2022

The Two Wives of Ierokles Kastanidis by Ioanna Papadopoulou — Cover story fiction horror

What will you do for the sake of love...

Shelter by Ian C. Smith — Creative non-fiction

Being reclusive and being isolated are mot the same...

Bakithi's March for Justice by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...He was the victims' one and only hope..."

Contemplating Not Meditating by John Tustin — Poem unrhymed

"...it's hard to argue with his success..."

Conversation! by Sonali Chanda — Poem unrhymed

Indian writer and poet, born in Suburban Kolkata, Sonali completed her Post Graduation from Burdwan University in English Literature and Language, with her Special Paper on Figure Of Speech.

Literary Wish List by S.A. Gerber — Poem unrhymed

S. A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, CA. after having spent twenty-four years in a neighboring "city of sin" in the Silver State of Nevada.

Paper Trail by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...this back basement that has never held bodies in it..."

To the Day by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...unseen wounds leap from snuggery of my skin..."

The Lake Erie Lights 23 by Hawkelson Rainier — Serial fiction speculative

Roy finds himself lost without his family, and the drinking habit didn't help...

The Wallpaper Account by Patrick Sweeney — Speculative fiction mature content

Patrick Sweeney lives in lower Manhattan where he has produced an international employee benefits law digest for a couple of decades. The fiction has been incubating for a while and is now ready to be let out into the wild. His work has been published in Animal Review and Datura Literary Journal.

Capers3 by KJ Hannah Greenberg — Visual art

Who knew capers were beautiful as well as tasty?

Skirmishes 14 by Livia Vorange — Visual art

Music to the ears!