Issue of July 10, 2023

The Tenements by Gabriel Mambo — Cover story fiction life

Gabriel Mambo graduated from Emerson College's MFA program in Creative Writing in 2021. Previously, he earned his bachelor's degree in English at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. In addition to being published in Piker Press, Gabriel has work in Red Fez and Unstamatic. He lives in Queens, New York.

Ablution by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"...earth spins and the eastern horizon dives under the rising sun..."

Blue-Sky Thinking by Salvatore Difalco — Poem unrhymed

"...The face in the cloud, darker now, chides me for forgetting my umbrella..."

Burnt Sienna by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"Fall was her favorite season..."

Gut Microbe Sensory Art by Scott Thomas Outlar — Poem unrhymed

"...to enjoy once the writing is complete..."

Hope 2023! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...The ‘tulsi’ plant… Once alive..."

Parked Hound by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

An award-winning author, poet, and Evergreen Valley College English Professor, Sterling Warner’s works have appeared many literary magazines, journals, and anthologies.

Poetry is my wife by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"...the sudden desire to be alone for seemingly endless hours..."

Resting by Giovanni Mangiante — Poem unrhymed

"...Peruvian summer breeze sways the curtains of my room..."

Storm Shelter by John P. Drudge — Poem unrhymed

"Caring deeply for imagination and the world..."

The Hard Way by Taylor Dibbert — Poem unrhymed

Taylor Dibbert is author of the Peace Corps memoir “Fiesta of Sunset,” and the forthcoming poetry collection “Home Again.”

There Must Be a Turnaround by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...a forest not far from folks howled and flinched in fear..."