Issue of December 5, 2022

The Five Pound Blunt by Michael Dundrea — Cover story fiction

Michael Dundrea recently earned his MFA in Creative Writing at Eastern Washington University. He lives with his fiance, Alex, in Spokane where they have recently decided not to watch any more episodes of "House of Dragon."

Guru by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...spark of nuanced nothingness --"

Let Them Be by Amrita Valan — Poem unrhymed

"...I wish she had raised those distant eyes..."

Morning Rush by Tejaswinee Roychowdhury — Poem unrhymed

On Writing by Ankit Raj Ojha — Poem unrhymed

"...how can I know a hundred heartaches..."

Soft Maple Street by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...The sky is featureless, the light spreads like a stain..."

The Impossibility of Neutrality by JD DeHart — Poem unrhymed

"...Humans come with dimensions, choices..."

the true riverdale by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...resist the nature..."

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

Agent Yamamoto, an expert on cyber-crime, has identified the "footprint" in the bank robberies. And verified that the book bait that brought Robinson to Africa is the forgery of the same perpetrator...

Baali's Flight by Ashwini Gangal — Speculative fiction

So uncomfortable and inconvenient to stay in someone else's house...