Issue of February 19, 2024

At the End of the World, My Daughter Wept Metal by Eric Robert Nolan — Cover story speculative fiction

The currency of vast "progress"...

100% True -- Mostly by Thomas Elson — Flash fiction

Too young and too dumb, indeed...

Chocolate by David Crann — Poem

"Mine is a tragi-comic tale..."

A Dose of Dostoyevsky by F.D. Jackson — Poem unrhymed

F.D. Jackson lives in the southeastern U.S., along with her husband and sundry furry family members. She writes about loss/grief and the restorative and transformative power of nature and anything else that piques her interest.

Ants by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...how they run with incredible intent..."

Box Wine Love by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...you’d kiss my lips, sweep all worries away..."

Charumbira, It’s a Nude and Notorious Genocide by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...How is it not a genocide, Charumbira?..."

Donations to the Reservoir by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...dishes in the sink without her lipstick..."

Forever Gone by Ann Christine Tabaka — Poem unrhymed

"...A revelation, wanting to be immortalized in words..."

Grain to Crust by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...farmer’s toil in soil, and miller’s grinding at the wheel..."

In Memoriam 1 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...Someone close to him died..."

King of Weird by James Croal Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"... this is our first real conversation..."

says <span class="text-italic">let me know how it feels</span> by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...what everything boils down to in the end..."

Stew by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...I move on and on without motive..."