Issue of April 8, 2024

Neon, Roy’s Shell, Letcher County and Points Beyond: a review of <span class="text-italic">My Mother’s Red Ford</span> by Roy Bentley. by Peter Mladinic — Book review

"...to understand the present by delving into the past..."

Over Chai and Samosa by Snigdha Agrawal — Cover story fiction life

What, value is based on skin coloration?

Nel the Seamstress by Tim Law — Fiction life

My Oma (Dutch grandmother) told me this story when I was twelve...

Minimalist by Ian C. Smith — Flash fiction

"...squeezing what they can from life’s terrifying countdown..."

Blue by Eric Robert Nolan — Poem

"...the backyard of my boyhood home..."

The Slow Wheel of Yesteryears by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...Critics say things are rushed in this frantic, fast-paced craze..."

After the Funeral by Christian Ward — Poem unrhymed

"...like a final embrace..."

Asymmetry by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"Awakening to the call and response of geese..."

Drunken Mist by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...I see faces I haven’t seen in a long time..."

Education by Ranjana Jaiswal — Poem unrhymed

"...Hopes were adorned with the first ray of dawn..."

First Sphere of Heaven by Fhen M. — Poem unrhymed

Fhen M. is a poet. He was a writing fellow in a creative writing workshop. His poems were published in many poetry anthologies.

Four Leaf Clover by Michael Lee Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...I hear your voice, fragmented words in thunder..."

I Picked Flowers Today by Paulette Calasibetta — Poem unrhymed

Paulette Calasibetta , a retired interior designer has been writing poetry for seven years. Living in a pastoral village in New Jersey, inspired by the landscape, reflecting on extraordinary places and extraordinary people that shape ordinary life.