Issue of December 4, 2023

Dancing on the Walls, Dancing on the Ceiling by Harrison Gough — Cover story fiction

See people doing something senseless? It doesn't mean you have to join them...

Let Us Pray by Richard D. Hartwell — Essay spirituality

A whole conversation in blue on yellow by Emma Burnett — Fiction life

Emma Burnett is a researcher and writer. She has had stories in Utopia Magazine, MetaStellar, Milk Candy Review, Elegant Literature, The Stygian Lepus, Roi Fainéant, and others.

At Your Funeral by Peter Kaczmarczyk — Poem

"...When I thought of how much time we spent together..."

Prison of Neoliberalism by Walt Shulits — Poem

"...corrugated cardboard and lice-infested blankets my only defense..."

Bon Voyage by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...you ignored the ignition our breath issued..."

Bring ‘Em Young by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...Those jokers in university housing must have had a hoot..."

Ebb Tide by John RC Potter — Poem unrhymed

"...Give back to me the memory of love..."

Me and Five Pears by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...it was the brightness of the red that won me over..."

Oh, March Was Crueler by Robert Bires — Poem unrhymed

"...I tell you, the last weeks have been rough..."

Passengers on a collision course by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...more tax dollars to pollute..."

Three Dreamers by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem unrhymed

Images of people who worked together in an office...