Issue of May 9, 2022

Prrasantu by B. Jeyamohan — Cover story fiction culture

What if mercy is more powerful than punishment?

Charles Bukowski's Ghost Will Never Haunt Me by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"We have the kinship of famous and ordinary..."

Continuous Loop (Uncut) by Mark Parsons — Poem unrhymed

Mark Parsons' poems have been recently published or are forthcoming in Ex Pat Press, Dreich, Cape Rock, and I-70 Review. He lives in Tokyo, Japan.

I Would Rather by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...smell the twilight, laugh at darkness,..."

Lest We Forget by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...the ones behind the masks..."

marker by Jack Henry — Poem unrhymed

"...no longer see past shadows that linger across treetops..."

Neon Sign by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...no better place to have a drink..."

Nightly Sounds by Sunil Sharma — Poem unrhymed

"...drunks swaggering home..."

Our Fiercest Foes on the Planet by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...even scarier and riskier to humans..."

Railroad Earth by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...the fallen valley of what you never knew you couldn't have..."

Geistmann 3: To the Ends of the Earth, Chapter Four by Ron Singer — Serial fiction thriller

Someone -- or many -- want to know the whereabouts of the fellow known as "Geistmann," and they believe Robinson is the one to find him...

Steaming by D.A. Cairns — Speculative fiction humor

Heavy metal lover and cricket tragic, D.A. Cairns lives on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia where he works as a freelance writer.