Issue of February 28, 2022

Trees by Frederick Foote — Cover story speculative fiction

When you stop listening to the life all around you, you forget how to live...

Chlorine by Jim Bates — Fiction life

Not every step has to shake the world...

Shauna by John Tustin — Poem rhymed

"She says she wants to know me..."

Cornucopia by S.A. Gerber — Poem unrhymed

"...run dry of space and tolerance..."

How Dinosaurs Flew Away by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...I started reading about dinosaurs becoming birds..."

Hues! by Sonali Chanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Here life stops a while for me, just to see you, dear..."

Magic Show by Ryan Quinn Flanagan — Poem unrhymed

"...That way she makes you fall in love..."

Nocturne by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...If the search is only for fault lines..."

Of Hidden and Hungry Hustles by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...we're faced with the chief ironies of our businesses..."

The Bird on My Shoulder by Milton P. Ehrlich — Poem unrhymed

"...never tired of making the most of each moment..."

What Worth by Shelly J. Norris — Poem unrhymed

Shelly Norris ripened in the wild west on a farm in Wyoming. She hails from a long line of post- Civil War migrants, pioneers, scofflaws, and illegitimates; wherever there is a "bastard" break in the lineage, that?s her line of people.