Issue of January 29, 2024

once upon an innocence by Andrea Damic — Art

"my daughter at five-ish"

The Good Daughter by Jason Battle — Cover story speculative fiction

Jason Battle writes about dragons, faeries, space and time travel. His short stories have appeared in short story anthologies and online ezine publications. He resides outside Chicago with his wife and son.

Keep the Police Report Simple by Terry Petersen — Fiction humor

There's a real curmudgeon in Eddie and Kent's neighborhood...

Where Do Cats Go When They Die? by Joseph Evergreen — Fiction life

Joseph Evergreen is a novelist primarily writing science fiction and speculative fiction for both children and adults. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and works in data analytics.

Ballad of the Endurance Expedition by Anne Eyries — Poem

Anne Eyries left the UK last century to work in France, lives in Arles and is a member of the Poetry Society’s Stanza in France.

That Pen... by Navratra — Poem

"...Our life is represented by someone else’s pen..."

More Blue Collar Blues by Frank De Canio — Poem rhymed

O Shepherd by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain — Poem unrhymed

"...I see a blossoming universe singing with you..."

One Minute You're Here and the Next You're Gone by Jeffrey Zable — Poem unrhymed

Jeffrey Zable is a teacher, conga drummer/percussionist who plays Afro-Cuban folkloric music for dance classes and rumbas around the San Francisco Bay Area, and a writer of poetry, flash fiction, and non-fiction.

Sea Song by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"...to address us who once came out of the waters..."

The Osprey by Barbara A. Meier — Poem unrhymed

"...fish clutch hitting a sidearm..."

We Declare War On Hunger by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...what’s your favorite dish?.."

You know you are getting old by Robert Paul Allen — Poem unrhymed

"...you start calling your grandkids by their parents' first names..."