Issue of April 4, 2022

A Sharp Edge by Peter Barbour — Cover story fiction conflict

As one gets older, what may once have been silliness can devolve into serious mistakes...

Stoned Moses by Charles Cicirella — Poem

"...There needs to be boundaries and those boundaries must be protected..."

The Dicken's Plot by Kathy Sherban — Poem rhymed

"...Ambitions abandoned a heart resigned..."

A Sore Back Morning When No One Is Listening by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...the world seems to be giving me the silent treatment..."

Deaf and Dumb! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Blood spills Life overturns..."

Honey by Anabell Donovan — Poem unrhymed

"Spring's oldest tree invented honey..."

In My Own Way by John Maurer — Poem unrhymed

"...But if you so enjoy it, it isn't a disorder..."

Oops by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

Nolcha Fox has written all her life, starting with poop and crayons on the walls.

Strange Caterpillars by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...those mysterious machines on rubber shoes..."

The Letter by Milton P. Ehrlich — Poem unrhymed

"...her touch reconnoitered the world of my hand..."

The Mysteries Behind Its Ebbs and Flows by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...we rejoice when it croons with us..."