Issue of January 9, 2023

Boots for Kings by Mehreen Ahmed — Cover story fiction life

Mohammed Bushera’s Physical Training Is No Exercise in Futility but the Future by Ndaba Sibanda — Nonfiction

An inspiring, true story...

developed in milky ways by Bozhidar Pangelov — Poem unrhymed

"...And it seems to me unreal that I’m an island..."

I hide consonants under broken finger nails. by Debarati Sen — Poem unrhymed

Debarati Sen works in Presidency University Kolkata as a Junior Assistant. Her debut poetry book called 'Blurred Musings' was published in January 2022 and was launched by Literoma at the Newtown Book Fair.

Johann's Boy by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...case open in front of him already filling with passersby’s pocket change..."

No champions for the better by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...like a river flowing the course...

no turning back by Andrea Damic — Poem unrhymed

"...no one believed war was coming..."

Religion! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...But the roots that testify to time..."

Rent by Ian Mullins — Poem unrhymed

"...I should have been dreaming of a life worth dreaming about..."

the prayer to saint eom pasaquoyan by w v sutra — Poem unrhymed

w v sutra was born in Africa and raised in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, borne hither and thither on the surging tides of cold war and soft power. He has been at various times a rock musician, a public health professional, and an educator.

Why? by Dessy Tsvetkova — Poem unrhymed

"...birds fall lifeless from the trees..."

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

If Geistmann's son is not his son, who is he really?