Issue of July 24, 2023

The Other Side of This Life by Doug Hawley — Cover story fiction life

Doug Hawley is a little old man who lives with editor Sharon and cat Kitzhaber in Lake Oswego Oregon USA. After he took early retirement from actuarial work, he took up writing in 2014.

Her Choice, Her Voice by Amrita Valan — Essay opinion

Judgment does not belong to our eyes...

Anxious by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...The past has bad recall and loves good stories..."

I Got The by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...got to got to sweep the floor make some money..."

Inamorato by Basab Mondal — Poem unrhymed

"...be a mountain by my side..."

Intoxicated Bliss by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"... In the morning your woes will still be waiting..."

Moments by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...They all had been there, close by..."

Of Maxims and Maximum Intellect by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Proverbs can be profound, paradoxical or oxymoronic..."

Shut Eyes by John Tustin — Poem unrhymed

"...drink in the crystal darkness..."

The Melody of a Waterfall by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain — Poem unrhymed

"...when nature sings uninterrupted..."

Australian Billabong by Andrea Damic — Visual art

The serenity of Hunter Valley