Issue of May 8, 2023

Companionship Can Be a Fickle Thing by George Gad Economou — Cover story fiction life

Paper Route by Jacob Greb — Fiction life

The pain of the past and the awkwardness of the present hinder Evan's chances for love...

Drunk by Giovanni Mangiante — Poem unrhymed

"...I watched the light of a dozen dead stars..."

Heavenly Reflections by Vern Fein — Poem unrhymed

"...Which flowers will shine their faces toward the sun?..."

In the Age of Bloodletting by Scott Thomas Outlar — Poem unrhymed

"...a sweet verse on the whisper of my breath..."

May Day by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...Down from the house wild iris, lawns rife with bluebonnets..."

Nobody lives forever -- we all die by Gale Acuff — Poem unrhymed

"...so I don't really get a day of rest..."

Oblation by K.G. Munro — Poem unrhymed

K.G. Munro is an author and poet residing in the mountains. When she isn't writing she does yoga.

Pacific Ocean by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...Listening to gulls calling Watching sandpipers running..."

Synthesis by Sanket Mhatre — Poem unrhymed

"...Soul tracing soul in a shape of forever..."

The Minister of Electricity’s Unenviable Mission by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...This is serious business for the government. It’s no laughing matter..."