Issue of November 28, 2022

The Necklace by Alcuin Fromm — Cover story fiction horror

Alcuin Fromm is an American living in Germany. A life-long lover of fantasy and science-fiction, his literary dream is to craft stories that transport his readers to far-away worlds where they can find a souvenir to take back home to the real world.

Phoneless in Las Vegas by Joe Palermo — Essay travel humor

Joe Palermo is the author of "No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners! My Life in Japan in the 80s" as well as several magazine articles in Nostalgia Magazine, Reminisce, and others.

(from) Haiku You! by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...dry leaves slither along the pavement..."

Citrus by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"She is the fragrance of spring..."

Her Smile Was Silver Jupiter by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

"It was a mad and spinning world in which you met her..."

Imagination by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...a janitor spinning in an ice rink..."

Lonesome Nights by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...back to the long-gone elsewhere..."

Longing! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Like the morning sunrays That have been banished From the earth..."

Rebirth by Akintoye Akinsola — Poem unrhymed

"...The tsunami took you from me..."

Regrets by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...They will be taken away in time..."

Geistmann Redux: John Robinson Investigates, Chapter Four by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

As with the original Geistmann, this -- copy cat? -- makes John wonder if he's found a clue, or if he's being drawn into a trap...