Issue of October 30, 2023

All Hallows Eve by Timothy B. Barner — Cover story fiction humor

Nothing like a costume party...

Primary Supreme by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Ah, democracy...

Running Out of Teeth by Kavan P. Stafford — Fiction horror

Maybe you should never say, "I'd give anything for..."

Frankenstein's Mortuary and House of Ill Repute by Dan Mulhollen — Fiction humor

Always returning to history and the classics...

Café by Paul Marshall — Fiction life

"...it really is okay to feel as we do..."

A Liberal License by Frank De Canio — Poem rhymed

"...I made a practice to commit myself to driving with civility..."

Brassy Roots Fibonacci by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

"...her music maestro insisted her perfect pitch brought life to notes..."

Dead of Space by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...an Earthling's point of no return..."

Drought by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Drought, you speak a bare language of betrayal and brutality..."

Oh Things That We've Both Been Through by H.L. Dowless — Poem unrhymed

"...And the places we’ve both traveled to..."

On a Lunar Night by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain — Poem unrhymed

"...When you pass by on a lunar night..."

Safe (from Harm) by John RC Potter — Poem unrhymed

John RC Potter is an author and an international educator.

Lost Home by Pranab Ghosh — Prose poem

"I built my castle with crushed dreams..."