Issue of January 16, 2023

The Secret Map by Aiden Dufort — Cover story fiction crime

Aiden Dufort is a writer living in St. Louis, Missouri.

Conversation with God by Ramzi Albert Rihani — Essay spirituality

Just a few questions...

Omar and the Chihuahua by Eric Burbridge — Fiction life

A new house, new faces ... should be nice...

A King's Death by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...perhaps this king had left his heart for glory..."

My Life by Ann Privateer — Poem unrhymed

"...boxes and boxes of poems I’ve written ..."

Sadness and Misery by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...I rinse the doldrums out of my hair..."

That little vein by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...wanders the halls of midnight..."

The Realpolitik Rider by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...When lawbreakers turn into lawmakers..."

Think me not a fool (diary of a widow) by David L. Painter — Poem unrhymed

"It has been seven years since you departed..."

Books Ago by Ian C. Smith — Prose poem

"...I holed up in the Cotswolds sleuthing my shattered family’s heartbreaking tales..."

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

Not a lot is known about Geistmann's son, except this: he is definitely not the mastermind...

Abaka and the Intruder by Ashwini Gangal — Speculative fiction

House and occupant are a team: each protects the other, against ...