Issue of March 18, 2024

All Her Lost Souls by Giovanni Ruffini — Cover story speculative fiction

Giovanni Ruffini lives in New York City. He is a Professor of Classical Studies in the Department of History at Fairfield University, specializing in the social history of Greco-Roman Egypt and Christian Nubia. His short stories combine a love of science fiction with a lifelong interest in the history and cultures of the Nile Valley and the Horn of Africa.

Are You Listening? by Paul Marshall — Fiction life

To hear, you don't only need ears...

Iphigenia's Womb by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem

"...every ship failed to sail Against Troy..."

Anniversary Conversation by Julian O. Long — Poem unrhymed

"...poems that hide in the crinkles of your eyes..."

Blueberries by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...Holding the juicy goodness in his hand made him feel better..."

Dyslexic Games by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...Imagine, me, reading your words..."

fanfare for starving dogs by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...i will always be the opposite of my father..."

In Memoriam 3 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

Visions in haiku...

Mine dawn by David Crann — Poem unrhymed

Night Skies by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...death getting closer than it’s been without any invitation..."

The Deceitful Dynamics Behind the Dismal Demolitions by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...In Zim, the start of Feb saw the pitiless pulling down of the poor people’s houses..."

To Fool Ourselves into Acting by James Croal Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"...where I lost myself, driving aimlessly..."

To the radio by DS Maolalaí — Poem unrhymed

"...drifting from windows propped open by empty beer bottles..."