Issue of May 15, 2023

The Hit by Lamont A. Turner — Cover story fiction life crime

Vanishing by Paul Marshall — Fiction life

Paul Marshall has co-written two plays broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and been short-listed for the BBC Opening Lines short story competition. His work has been published widely in literary magazines and anthologies. The music magazine Mojo has featured an account of his conversations with Leonard Cohen.

Album by Basab Mondal — Poem unrhymed

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Beyond the Flesh by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...A final farewell her body left on the silk..."

Commingler by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Cadavers, too, come with a sell-by date...."

If he by Saumya Thakur — Poem unrhymed

"...Don't ever let me go..."

Let There Be... by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Looking back… Looking ahead…"

Modern Olympian Ode #34 (1972, 1996) An Ancient Religion by Michael Ceraolo — Poem unrhymed

Michael Ceraolo is a 65-year-old retired firefighter/paramedic and active poet.

Sudoku by Raja Chakraborty — Poem unrhymed

"...Silence has a way of telling stories..."

The Internet Of Things Is Our Thing Part 1 by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...let us ease into the realm of technology..."

This Is My Ballot by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...you did something, and think yourself so important..."