Issue of September 25, 2023

Here Anyway by Patrick Sweeney — Cover story fiction life

Expand your business, see the world..?

Vanquishing the Inner Agony by Pramod Rastogi — Poem

"...Sunrays scan my mind in its pangs of woe..."

Another Name Covered in Moss by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"It's easier to believe in god than to eat a healthy diet..."

Back to Bed and Nightmares I Control by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...I prefer the kind of nightmare I can watch on a screen..."

friday afternoon when i called out by Tohm Bakelas — Poem unrhymed

"...like a chain gang breaking rocks..."

In the Name of Heaven by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...What are the dreams of music, where do they lead..."

Jock by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...Oh, I'd forgot-- because I do not care..."

Loneliness Gardens Loneliness by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...instead, I served loneliness in bed..."

Long Goodbye by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"...autumn’s coffin brought a funeral feeling on its first day..."

Silent Conversations by Kavita Parwani Talib — Poem unrhymed

"...why do I find it hard to converse with you?.."

Some Are Not Meant for This World by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...a flower child who missed her time..."

The Evening TV News by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...At worst it always ended in teary, brutal bitterness..."

Winter Carnival by David Bassano — Travel

Now is the time to think about an upcoming winter adventure...