Issue of August 8, 2022

Bar None by Harvey Silverman — Cover story essay memoir

Built sturdy enough to carry a lot of memories...

An Ode to a Would-Be Swimmin' Skink by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem rhymed

"...don't cool off in my drink..."

Shadow Girl by Kathy Sherban — Poem rhymed

"...tragically consumed, swallowed by life..."

Coming Home by Sayani Mukherjee — Poem unrhymed

Sayani Mukherjee is a poet hailing from Chandannagar, a former French colony in West Bengal. She received her post graduation degree in English literature from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.She likes to engage her leisure in photography, cinema and arts.

Distortion by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"I wander in parched dryness..."

Dreaming of a Renewal by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...the skyline of the city Has lost its pristine glory..."

Escape by Stephen Jarrell Williams — Poem unrhymed

"...a growing gang of coyotes laughing..."

I Need a Piss and the Score with Two Minutes to Go Is Nil - F**king 0! by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...celebrating with yet more beer..."

Rename by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...I often rechristen my days..."

The Courier by David L. Painter — Poem unrhymed

"...he nodded at each as if all knowing..."

Within Her Paradise by John Patrick Robbins — Poem unrhymed

"...To now quench thirsts within her oasis ever beckoning promise..."

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