Issue of September 11, 2023

Shining Shadow Poetry: a review of <span class="text-italic">Where the Shadow Falls</span> by Raja Chakraborty by Gopal Lahiri — Book review

Cross Walk by Sean MacKendrick — Cover story fiction life

Sean MacKendrick splits his time between Colorado and Texas. When not writing he works as a data engineer.

At Home With You by Thomas Elson — Poem unrhymed

"...Whenever you hold a book, I will be there..."

Bukowski's Last Poem by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"No thoughts of racetracks or booze on your deathbed..."

Cyclicality by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...scrubbing takes care of the sogginess..."

Dry Cloudburst by Jeff Burt — Poem unrhymed

eff Burt lives in Santa Cruz County, California.

Home by Robert Bires — Poem unrhymed

Robert Bires writes in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has published most recently in <i>Sky Island Journal, The Centrifictionist, Third Wednesday</i>, and <i>JAKE.</i>

How hushed it is by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...I touch the darkness to feel the night..."

Never Gained a Medal by Jonathan Butcher — Poem unrhymed

Jonathan Butcher has had poetry appear in various publications, and is also the editor of the online poetry journal <i>Fixator Press. </i>

Sweet 16 by Linda Imbler — Poem unrhymed

"...would we finally begin to understand each other..."

The Duo's Different Destination by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...feeling fooled by a diet of stinks..."

Then I Remembered by Peter Mladinic — Poem unrhymed

"...I may have, I think so but maybe not..."

You Were There And Then You Weren’t There by Salvatore Difalco — Poem unrhymed

"...don’t want you to know what I do after hours..."