Issue of January 30, 2023

Surgical Intervention by D.A. Cairns — Cover story speculative fiction

Is there anything that can't be weaponized?

Fifty by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Fifty is not simply a number...

Catch of the Day by Ethan Goffman — Fiction horror

Did someone say, "Baaad dog"?

Shedding Light on Shedding and Sheds by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...I'm here to pour furious facts forth..."

another drinking night by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...they remain stranded on an island engirdled by sharks the size of tankers..."

Falling in Love by Ankit Raj Ojha — Poem unrhymed

Short but universal...

Movement by Nishi Pulugurtha — Poem unrhymed

Nishi Pulugurtha is an academic and writer based in Kolkata.

Road to Recovery by JD DeHart — Poem unrhymed

"...The items we carry are not left at the side of the road..."

Soul by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...I think I have one..."

This Night by Aftab Yusuf Shaikh — Poem unrhymed

Shaikh started writing at the age of eight and has since written over two hundred poems. He writes in English and Urdu, and his poems have been featured in international publications.

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

Robinson gets to learn a little more about Samir Gupta...