Issue of December 26, 2022

Christmas in Queen Maud Land by Timothy B. Barner — Cover story fiction humor

Merry Christmas!

One Life Later by Terry Petersen — Fiction life

A vision of boundless love...

Mothering Sunday by J.R. Barner — Poem

"...a tightly packed attic, of no consequence..."

Those Dark Halls of Ambiguity by Ian C. Smith — Poem triolet

"...scholars scouring vellum’s inked decay..."

A Vow by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Souls vow to stay united in life and beyond it..."

Africa's Shining Star by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...A heroine who champions free speech..."

I love you by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...a match tossed into the ditch..."

Padre Ernesto Speaks by Donna Pucciani — Poem unrhymed

Donna Pucciani, a Chicago-based writer, has published poetry worldwide in Shi Chao Poetry, Poetry Salzburg, Li Poetry, ParisLitUp, Acumen, Journal of Italian translation, and other journals. Her seventh and most recent book of poetry is EDGES.

Pickings by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...the wallet slipped, worn-leather shine, is soon binned skip, of no account..."

Sore Fingers by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...I wanted plaits..."

Where Would We Go? by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

"...The mountains will not know our names..."

Your Voice by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...you swallowed shadows that you mistook for water..."

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

Sifting through clues is right up Robinson's meticulous alley...