Issue of January 1, 2024

Don't Mess with the Janitor by Carl V. Nord — Cover story fiction humor

Got lots of weapons at his disposal ... Get it?

Roadside Assistance by Eric Burbridge — Fiction

The world can be a grim place, but there's good out there, too...

Bingo by Robert Garnham — Fiction humor

It's the surprise that makes the laugh...

A Mediocre Man Lives a Mediocre Life by Joe Mackie — Fiction life

Joe Mackie lives with his family and pets in Michigan and works as a Software Engineer.

Chimera by Navratra — Poem

"...Where we can smile all the time..."

Light Cannot Be Stopped by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick — Poem

"...Don't bolt your mind's window..."

Déjà Vu, Nothing’s New by Frank De Canio — Poem rhymed

"...Judgmental folk seem anxious to project their own incendiary bigotries..."

A Different Kind of Saturday by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...tonight i’ll stay in, maybe work some words ..."

A Sugar Fallacy Perpetuated By Bitterness and Bigotry by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...diverse readers were dared into being discerning, diligent, intelligent..."

Fledgling by Charlie Brice — Poem unrhymed

"...anxious people often place in others their most feared feelings..."

Look We Have Come Through by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"Gather round the camp fire..."

The Futility of Last Words by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...listless as a one-sided armistice..."

Words by Andrea Damic — Poem unrhymed

"...only the best of us forgive, while the rest hide the pain..."