Issue of July 17, 2023

Rightfield by Ralph Bland — Cover story fiction life

Almost Ghazal for Them Cowbirds by Julian O. Long — Poem rhymed

"I’ve watched wild birds more times than I can count..."

Drinking to Li Po by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...He wrote of jeweled staircases, flowers radiant in water..."

Empiricalness by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...does the universe allot us karmic cookies?.."

Haibun by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

Hoodwink by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...we know this suspect from the news..."

Mellow Yellow by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...the colour yellow doesn’t suit me..."

Modern Olympian Ode #38 (1912) The Last of his Kind by Michael Ceraolo — Poem unrhymed

"Just competing in the Olympics was a distinction..."

Silk Pajamas Once Upon a Time by Linda Imbler — Poem unrhymed

"...the untarnished porthole through which she sees her ocean’s past..."

The Birdman of the Red-Light District by Brenton Booth — Poem unrhymed

"...we had a secret no one but us could ever understand..."

When It Happened I Went Wild by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Forests were protected and expanded to allow for biota to create..."

Whispers of Midnight's Muse by Yasmin Hemmat — Poem unrhymed

"...a realm where fear forever teems..."