Issue of March 4, 2024

War Torn by Corey Villas — Cover story fiction life

Corey Villas, born and raised in North Carolina, is a graduate of Auburn University.

Termites by Peter Kaczmarczyk — Poem

"...I hurry to write these words..."

Again Nicolai Tesla by Barbara A. Meier — Poem unrhymed

Barbara A Meier is a writer living in Lincoln, Kansas. She loves all things ancient. She works in a second-grade classroom and in her free time she likes to drive the dirt roads around Lincoln.

Alien Thoughts by John Sara — Poem unrhymed

"...praying endlessly for an answer in all this infinite space..."

Artist by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"... Clueless how to approach such a thing...."

Bulawayo’s Quartet of Melodic Maestros by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...all-female a-cappella quintet from Bulawayo, aptly named Nobuntu..."

Funereal by Christian Ward — Poem unrhymed

"...They wax and wane with the sunlight trickling through..."

In Memoriam 2 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

Departures...

Mother-In-Law by Michael H. Brownstein — Poem unrhymed

"...off balance, but gaining hope..."

Recovery Tattoo by Catherine Arra — Poem unrhymed

"...Ink chest-space with flames to burn doubt..."

Strange Fruit by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...humour and pathos combined incongruously..."

Winter sun by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...everyday starts at zero ground zero until we can’t ever again..."

You Keep Them Down There? by Ian Mullins — Poem unrhymed

"...three feet of water, migrant rats crossing their own Irish Sea..."