Issue of January 2, 2023

Devil of a Time by Rob Plunkett — Cover story fiction humor

Rob Plunkett received a BA in English at Rutgers College, New Jersey, and a JD at New York University, School of Law. He works as a lawyer in mid-town Manhattan. In addition to creative writing, he spends his free time playing drums in a three-piece indie rock band, reading novels, and watching scary movies. His short stories have been published in several online periodicals.

A Destination in Desolation by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...They fight with every fibre of their being to remain in power..."

Ancestors Are Ripples by Amrita Valan — Poem unrhymed

"...Embracing collective Awareness..."

Dear Vonnegut by JD DeHart — Poem unrhymed

"...Did I forget to tell you the story..."

How the Death of Percy Lapid Inspired a Filipino Movement of Justice Against Corruption and Impunity by April Mae M. Berza — Poem unrhymed

A subtitler and translator in Hollywood, April Mae M. Berza's poems and short stories have appeared in numerous publications in America, France, Canada, Belgium, Romania, India, Japan, Great Britain, and the Philippines. She currently resides in Taguig, Philippines.

On Reading by Ankit Raj Ojha — Poem unrhymed

Ankit Raj Ojha is an assistant professor and former software engineer from Chapra, Bihar, India. He teaches English at Government College Gharaunda, Karnal and is a PhD candidate at IIT Roorkee.

the croc that knew better by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...euphoria unprecedented and otherworldly blanketed him..."

Writing from Africa by Umar Hussaina Garba — Poem unrhymed

Umar Hussaina Garba is a young Nigerian Poet and a storyteller, known for her beauty use of imagery in her poems and her undying exposure of culture.

On Praise by Ethan Goffman — Prose poem

Time to examine one's motivations...

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

What John Robinson doesn't know might hurt him...