Issue of September 4, 2023

Twenty Miles West of Hot Coffee: a Review of <span class="text-italic">Price Per Barrel</span>, by Robin Lynn Behl by Peter Mladinic — Book review

A Funeral by Thomas Broderick — Cover story speculative fiction

Thomas Broderick is the author of over 25 published short stories and an active member of SFWA.

What Do I Know by Bernie Pilarski — Essay

An essay lost some time in 2017. Was the editor distracted? No one "knows."

After the Sermon by John P. Drudge — Poem unrhymed

"...Something sparkling in the fleeting night..."

Artificial Limb by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...After all these years he still remembers her..."

Autumn Girl by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

"...all of every autumn gathers up in you..."

I Know How To Spell 'HUNGER!' by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...I have learnt by heart its spelling..."

If They Are Not Ripe, Then They Are Revolting by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...In tears and want, you start counting the years..."

Joyce's Garden by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"I watch her clearing wilted flowers from her garden..."

On Ignorant Design by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...Thanatos has already spread his black wings..."

Sandy by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

"...confident, alert, intelligent, captivating..."

Verdure by Prithvijeet Sinha — Poem unrhymed

"...Fill up the earthen bowls with water for birds..."

Whitewashing History Against a Blackening Afternoon Sky by Keith Hoerner — Poem unrhymed

"...Quaint, now, isn’t it?..."