Issue of May 1, 2023

The Escape by Darren Sapp — Cover story fiction

Harriet Beecher Stowe, author and accomplice...

An Honest Review of My Frenemy’s Self-Published Book by Anna Stolley Persky — Essay opinion

Anna Stolley Persky is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at George Mason University.

Tattoo by Gomathi Sridevi — Fiction life

Just look beyond what you see...

Years and Yearbooks by Thomas Elson — Flash fiction

A shared dream could be perfect ...

A Moment in Off Time by John Patrick Robbins — Poem unrhymed

"...As rain so shall wash the world anew..."

Cock of the walk by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...winding all around a crisis of infinite proportions..."

False Tears by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...those were the days of happiness..."

Fruition by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Life renews its mission..."

My Namesake by Robert Paul Allen — Poem unrhymed

"... hope, that despite all our misdeeds, all is not lost..."

Their Rolling Power Cuts Are Really Rude by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"Riled residents say they are powerless...

[because we all know whose fault it was] by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...this is one version of the future..."

Rainbow Life by Andrea Damic — Visual art