Issue of August 21, 2023

Water Is the New Gold by Sreelekha Chatterjee — Cover story fiction life

Sreelekha Chatterjee’s short stories have been published in various magazines and journals. She lives in New Delhi, India.

Kingdom of Ice by Susan C. Waters — Essay travel

An experience of the wilderness of the Wrangle-St. Elias National Park in Alaska, USA.

Her Crooked Mouth by John Tustin — Poem rhymed

"...too malevolent to be caught..."

Another Night Out by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...they crave what I discovered long ago, then threw it away..."

Gasp by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...searching both for inner and for outer ways..."

Microaggressions by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...you smile again at your Texan image of old fartdom..."

Mirrorground Fair Narcissus by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

Kushal Poddar is a journalist, father, and the editor of 'Words Surfacing.’ His works have been translated into twelve languages, published across the globe.

Mr Taylor by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...even so, they were better than nothing..."

Packing And Unpacking by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...to unravel the mysteries of the moon and the sun..."

The Godot Equations by Basab Mondal — Poem unrhymed

"...love stories sprout from the inscriptions on tree trunks..."

The Third Gender by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...I will reach my destination ..."

This clock by Nolcha Fox — Poem unrhymed

"...to be on time, to be off to somewhere..."

alone by Andrea Damic — Visual art

Solitary and weatherworn...