Issue of February 5, 2024

Migrante by Nick Young — Cover story fiction life

Nick Young is a retired award-winning CBS News Correspondent. He lives outside Chicago.

The Beat by Rick McQuiston — Fiction horror

Rick McQuiston is a bonafide horror fanatic. To date, he has had well over 400 publications. Currently, he's under contract with Raven Tale Publications for several novels.

The Big Game in the Barangay by Charles Hayes — Fiction life

Win or lose, a game is an interesting proposition...

When I Die by Peter Kaczmarczyk — Poem

"When I die don’t you dare..."

15 years later and you're still here by Christian Ward — Poem unrhymed

"...my skeletons are tumbling ..."

Booze Is Her Bitch by Catherine Arra — Poem unrhymed

"...Another loss handshakes the old losses..."

California Summer by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...swim into eternal days like this..."

Crash Landing Snowflakes by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...especially when it's minus fifteen..."

Drenched by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...I woke to the great city, cars people, buildings..."

Food for Thought by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...that past of laxity and ashes..."

The Good Old Days by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...when power meant steam and strawberries were seasonal..."

Urban Legends by John Sara — Poem unrhymed

"...love is an urban legend, passed through the generations, from one friend of a friend to another..."