Issue of November 6, 2023

Hope by G.V. Silva — Cover story speculative fiction

G. V. Silva was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a bachelors and a masters degree in philosophy from the State University of Campinas and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the Technical University of Berlin.

Bleed by Liam A. Spinage — Flash fiction

Liam A. Spinage is a former philosophy student, former archaeology educator and former police clerk who spends most of his spare time on the beach gazing up at the sky and across the sea while his imagination runs riot. Occasionally, this imagination has been known to spill out onto paper.

Potpourri by Peter Kaczmarczyk — Poem

Peter Kaczmarczyk was raised in New England and has lived the last 30 years in Southern Indiana. His works are inspired by his life, loves, travels, and experiences. He is co-creator of the Captain Janeway Statue in Bloomington, Indiana.

A Place You Could Not Follow by Thomas Elson — Poem unrhymed

"...I remained silent as you left the house..."

Art Therapy by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...a mind that’s taken leave of its senses..."

Death of a Friend by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...should I be mournful or mollified..."

Family Portrait by Judith Alexander Brice — Poem unrhymed

"In the photograph there are four of us..."

Like a Ghost by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal — Poem unrhymed

"... I will come back like the ghost of nightmares..."

Roadkill by Peter A. Witt — Poem unrhymed

"...old men discuss the past at the one diner left..."

Standing Against Wyoming Wind by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"In Cheyenne there were no thoughts, only wind..."

Unreal by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...the leaves are filling a doorway..."

Vines by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...the flames of Prometheus no longer dazzle..."

What Ties the Two Arts by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...At their core there is a commonality..."