Issue of June 19, 2023

Skeleton Cove by Dan A. Cardoza — Cover story fiction

A nightmare? Reality? Perhaps it depends on the frame of mind...

A Ray of Sunshine by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...hiding what lay beneath..."

Before the Bullets by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...refusing to talk second chances or a third time around..."

Bipolar by Basab Mondal — Poem unrhymed

"...Let us quarrel until the world ends..."

Earthrise by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...our yet a while still lovely cerulean planet..."

Modern Olympian Ode #35 (1988, 1992, 1996) 500 Miles from Olympia by Michael Ceraolo — Poem unrhymed

"...He was called The Pocket Hercules..."

Senryu by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...a visual delight..."

Snapshot by Brenton Booth — Poem unrhymed

"... autumn but feels like the best summers day..."

Stay Awhile by Amrita Valan — Poem unrhymed

"...Never know Fear ever again."

Swaddling by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...where heather bushed in purple rug..."

Track Sports Binding Spell by Terry Trowbridge — Poem unrhymed

Terry Trowbridge’s poems have appeared in many publications, and Terry is grateful to the Ontario Arts Council for his first writing grant, and their support of so many other writers during the polycrisis.

When the South Africans Rose to the Occasion by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...wildfires that were raging across that country in North America..."