Issue of August 15, 2022

Body: Image by Harlan Yarbrough — Cover story fiction life

Graduated as a mathematician but a full-time professional entertainer most of his adult life, Harlan's repeated attempts to escape the entertainment industry have brought work as a librarian, physics teacher, syndicated newspaper columnist, and city planner. Harlan divides his time between Australia and Bhutan.

Face Lift by Jim Bates — Fiction life love

Don't judge by the skin -- look at the heart instead...

Ginga Weave by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem

"...my spirit thrashed through sweat and dreams..."

Coincidence ... again by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...If only they could imagine the ephemeral moments..."

Every Now and Then by Michael H. Brownstein — Poem unrhymed

"...another spark against back ground..."

Plagued by an Energy Pandemic by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

Taken from the poet’s upcoming book titled, "The Birds That Never Learned To Fly: We Have No More Tears", poems touching on such issues as critical energy challenges bedeviling South Africa and Zimbabwe, mounting frustration and disgruntlement of the citizens, and the beauty of nature.

Poetry Man by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...Death still comes in the shadow of grief..."

Rupture by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Like statutes, it was open to interpretations..."

St. Peter's Wife by Mini Babu — Poem unrhymed

Mini Babu is working as Associate Professor of English with the Dept. of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala and now working at BJM Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, India. Her poems have featured in anthologies, journals and magazines.

The Fate of the Sylvester Spike 2 by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...Search-drones scour the space-lanes..."

The Good Half by Rocio Iglesias — Poem unrhymed

Rocío Iglesias is a queer Cuban-American poet. Her work has appeared in various print and electronic publications and can most recently be found in Firmament Magazine and Brave Voices Magazine. She lives, breathes, and works in Minneapolis, MN.

The Man That Brought a Violin to a Gunfight by Catfish McDaris — Poem unrhymed

"...Palm trees figs and dates in Damascus..." in Damascus

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

Will they be able to pull off faking Geistmann's death again?